New Online Tools Help Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Prepare for the Part D Doughnut Hole (PRWeb)
Medicare-PartD.com released a free, easy-to-use online Doughnut Hole calculator to help Medicare Part D beneficiaries and advocates estimate their potential prescription drug costs and coverage gap exposure for 2007 and 2008. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1TcXVhLU1hZ24tSGFsZi1UaGlyLVplcm8=

PCMA: Part D Plans Continuing to Provide Robust Savings and Access for Beneficiaries (The San Francisco Examiner)
WASHINGTON ( Map ) - According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the 2008 average beneficiary premium for standard Part D coverage is roughly $25 , a figure far lower than the $41 figure that was originally estimated in 2003.

Medicare Premiums to Rise in 2008 (R News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. Medicare monthly premiums increase next year. Authorities say the average premium for basic coverage increases from about $22 this year, to $25 next year. About 24-million elderly and disabled people are enrolled in the drug benefit program.

Medicare drug premium lower than expected (Newsday)
Medicare recipients will pay an estimated average annual premium of $25 for Part D drug coverage in 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services announced Monday. This is nearly 40 percent lower than originally projected when drug coverage was signed into law in 2003.