Part A:<\/strong>\u00a0 Covers hospital stays, skilled nursing care, nursing home stays, hospice and home health<\/p>\n Part B:<\/strong> Covers certain doctors\u2019 visits, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventative services<\/p>\n Part C:<\/strong> Also called the \u201cMedicare Advantage Plans,\u201d in which private companies contracted with Medicare provide you A, B, and D coverage.\u00a0 These plans are like HMO or PPO\u2019s and your choices of physicians and locations may be limited.<\/p>\n Part D:<\/strong> Covers your prescription drugs<\/p>\n \n \n If you turned 65 in the past year or need to change your Part D plan, this is the time to enroll.<\/p>\n Each prescription drug plan has a formulary, which is a list of drugs that they will cover.\u00a0 These drugs may be placed on different tiers, which can determine how much the drug will cost you.\u00a0 A lower tier drug is usually the least expensive.<\/p>\n Most Medicare plans have a coverage gap, also known as the \u201cdonut hole.\u201d<\/a> You enter the donut hole when you\u2019ve reached the full amount that your plan initially covers.\u00a0 Once that happens, you\u2019re required to pay the full cost of the drug you until you reach a certain limit set by your plan.\u00a0 After that, \u201ccatastrophic coverage\u201d kicks in, and most plans resume covering the majority of the drug costs.<\/p>\n![\"medicare\"](\"http:\/\/guardianpharmacy.net\/atlanta\/files\/2016\/09\/medicare.jpg\")
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Medicare Part D Open Enrollment 2017 is\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
October 15 – December 7, 2016<\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n