Fewer Medicare enrollees hit coverage gap
Fewer Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees are falling into a coverage gap known as the doughnut hole in which they bear the full cost of their prescriptions, according to a study from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. A total of 19 percent of Medicare Part D beneficiaries who did not receive low-income subsidies hit that gap in 2009, the latest year for which figures are available ...

Q1Medicare.com Launches Enhanced Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Browser
Q1Medicare.com launched their enhanced Medicare prescription drug plan Formulary Browser providing access to drug lists from all Medicare Advantage plans (or MAPDs), stand-alone Medicare Part D plans (or PDPs), and even Medicare Special Needs Plans (or SNPs). The Formulary Browser now offers users four different ways to find their formularies depending on their expertise and needs. Users can ...