medicare B

[Guest guest]

I am eligable for medicare in April of this year. This is kind of a

scary time in that Sprycel is so expensive. Medicare told me that

Sprycel because it is a cancer drug comes under Medicare Part B and not

under Prescription part D. Has anyone had experience with this. I am

not sure I am getting the right info I do have time to research this

but It has kind of thrown me for a loop.

God bless you all and thanks for any help I can get.

Carolyn_Kuptz@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Carolyn,

Sprycel is covered under Part D. It is not a Part B medication.

You can see your coverage options, and even enter your own personal

drug list at

http://www.medicare.gov/Default.asp

Then choose the first option on the list " Medicare Prescription Drug

Plans - 2008 Plan data

>

> I am eligable for medicare in April of this year. This is kind of a

> scary time in that Sprycel is so expensive. Medicare told me that

> Sprycel because it is a cancer drug comes under Medicare Part B and

not

> under Prescription part D. Has anyone had experience with this. I

am

> not sure I am getting the right info I do have time to research this

> but It has kind of thrown me for a loop.

> God bless you all and thanks for any help I can get.

> Carolyn_Kuptz@...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I didn't qualify for Part D so I got another plan that is virtually the same. I

was also told that I can go to Medicare and witha little pape5rwork they will

take over payments of Part B which would give me an extra $10 a month.

L

[ ] Re: medicare B

Hi Carolyn,

Sprycel is covered under Part D. It is not a Part B medication.

You can see your coverage options, and even enter your own personal

drug list at

http://www.medicare.gov/Default.asp

Then choose the first option on the list " Medicare Prescription Drug

Plans - 2008 Plan data

>

> I am eligable for medicare in April of this year. This is kind of a

> scary time in that Sprycel is so expensive. Medicare told me that

> Sprycel because it is a cancer drug comes under Medicare Part B and

not

> under Prescription part D. Has anyone had experience with this. I

am

> not sure I am getting the right info I do have time to research this

> but It has kind of thrown me for a loop.

> God bless you all and thanks for any help I can get.

> Carolyn_Kuptz@...

>

[Guest guest]

I am eligable for medicare in April of this year. This is kind of a

scary time in that Sprycel is so expensive. Medicare told me that

Sprycel because it is a cancer drug comes under Medicare Part B and not

under Prescription part D.

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Hi Carolyn,

Gleevec and Sprycel, etc are covered under Medicare Part D, but it is not

inexpensive (but much better than the full cost for sure). In Part D, you

have a co-pay (sometimes a % or a certain $ amount, mine is 25%) for the

first $2400 of drug coverage........then you hit the donut hole and the

policy does not pay for any of the drug until you have a certain amount out

of pocket (something like $3850)...............then it is called

catastrophic drug coverate, and they pay 95% and you pay 5% for the rest of

the year.

All of the drug coverages follow the same formula........but some won't

cover our drugs, and the co-pays for the first coverage up to $2400 can be

different.

But, if you plug your drug into the information on the Medicare site, it

will tell you which insurance policies to look at. For Gleevec/Sprycel I

think it was going to cost me about $6,000 per year.....but I am still on a

Sprycel trial and my drug is provided for me. I do get Procrit from

Medicare Part D, and it is also expensive.

Hope this info helps.

If you are about to retire from some place, you might have better coverage

if you stay with their retirement health plan.

C.