Archive: Who Gets the $250 Rebate?

Archive · updated Nov 4, 2018

All seniors and Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in a 2010 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan and do not receive any financial Extra-Help will automatically receive a tax-free $250 rebate check if they reach the 2010 Doughnut Hole portion of their prescription drug coverage.

Medicare Part D plans send regular statements to all of their plan Members showing the Member's 2010 total retail prescription drug costs and how close the Member is to reaching the Doughnut Hole.

(If you can't find your regular Medicare Part D plan statement, you can also always telephone your Medicare Part D plan and ask them how close you are to your 2010 Coverage Gap. The toll-free Member Services number for your Part D plan is on the back of your Member ID card.)

For most Medicare Part D plans, the Doughnut Hole or Coverage Gap begins when the Member's total retail prescription drug costs exceed $2,830.