There are numerous drug plans offered by Medicare and many types are covered under Medicare subsidiaries such as AARP Medicare or Railroad Medicare. Many plans may also be determined by your age and where you live. The best Medicare plan for you is dependent upon your individual needs and health factors; the best Medicare drug plan for a younger person in excellent health may be much different than an elderly person in failing health.
Comparison
The resource below links to the Official Medicare Website; the link guides directly to the webpage for comparing Medicare Prescription drug plans. By inputting your specific information you will be able to view possible Medicare drug plan for you according to your age, health, current insurance and location. The comparison page will show you the monthly cost of the drug plan as well as other benefits to the plans listed.
Processing
If you currently have a Medicare card, you will be able to directly link to your current plan and view options of plans that you may change to or enroll in. If you do not have a Medicare car, in order to process your request for information available about plans, you will be asked to input your zip code, age range, health status, status of current drug coverage plan, current health insurance coverage and whether or not you received qualification for the one of the plans.
Current Medications
If you are currently taking medications, you may also enter them in order to find out which Medicare drug plans may be best for you. This is probably more beneficial to the elderly or persons with severe health problems that cause them to take numerous medications. For people who do not take any medications, they may bypass this by continuing to a general plan list. If you can enter the medications that you take, you will additionally be able to compare your prices for the drugs with each possible Medicare drug plan available to you.
Pricing
You will be able to view all plans available, according to the personal demographics that you entered; the plans will be displayed from least to most expensive according to cost of monthly premiums. Though some may consider the best Medicare drug plan to be the cheapest, others may consider the most expensive plan as the best.
Ratings
An individual’s choice of the best Medicare drug plan may also be affected by ratings of other individuals who have tried various plans. On the comparison page you will be able to view the plans rated highest by other Medicare drug plan beneficiaries. Some of the highest-rated Medicare drug plans include: UA Medicare Part D Rx Coverage-Silver Plan, AARP MedicareRX Preferred, and UA Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage.