THE STANDARD MEDICARE PART D PLAN
     (Dollar figures are for 2006)           

• Monthly premium of around $37
• $250 deductible
• Medicare plans pay 75 percent of drug costs between $250 and $2,250.
• Between $2,250 and $5,100, beneficiary pays 100 percent of drug costs.
• Once beneficiary has reached $3,600 in out-of-pocket costs, Medicare pays 95 percent.

  Medicare Part D has been confusing-take advantage of some of the resouces on our site to learn more.