In previous posts I wrote about why often private Medigap is better than a public Part C Medicare Advantage heath plan, what a zero-premium Part C plan is all about (how can it be free?), how you start thinking about Part C, and -- on October 20 -- Step 1 in choosing a plan. Now it's time to move on to Step 2.
Step 2 in the Medicare Plan Finder (whether you are looking for a public Part C Medicare Advantage health plan or a standalone Part D drug plan to go with your private Medigap supplement or retiree insurance) is the point in the process you enter your drug needs. There is not a lot I can say about this step but if you took my advice on October 6, you already have a head start on this. Just enter the Drug List ID and "passdate1" you saved then. If not write it down now after you enter your first drug.
The one one piece of advice I can give is to the lucky people out there who take no drugs. Sorry but you cannot proceed without entering something believe it or not. So enter Atenolol. It's a cheap blood pressure medicine and if you don't take it now, you will some day. Keep a record of the Drug ID list and Password Date that pops up after you enter your first drug. This is especially important if you have a long list and want to quit and come back at a later time.
1Only the government would use something called a "password date," right!!!
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