Medicare Annual Enrollment Period coming up!

[mjm1]

Well, I just applied for social security (1 year and 4 months early) and Medicare as I turn 65 in January. I told my DW that she is officially married to an old guy. Thankfully neither of us feel our age. We also have UHC Medicare PPO and Express Scripps through the company from which I retired. As far as I know all of our doctors accept our coverages, so we won’t have to make changes there.

One thing we will need to explore is vision coverage. We have used EyeMed, but will have to pay the entire premium starting next year. Both of us wear glasses. Any suggestions regarding other good coverage options would be appreciated.

Best regards.

Mike

 

[Luanne]

Well, I just applied for social security (1 year and 4 months early) and Medicare as I turn 65 in January. I told my DW that she is officially married to an old guy. Thankfully neither of us feel our age. We also have UHC Medicare PPO and Express Scripps through the company from which I retired. As far as I know all of our doctors accept our coverages, so we won’t have to make changes there.

One thing we will need to explore is vision coverage. We have used EyeMed, but will have to pay the entire premium starting next year. Both of us wear glasses. Any suggestions regarding other good coverage options would be appreciated.

Best regards.

Mike

We have VSP for vision care. I get it as a retiree through my company. You can get private coverage through them as well. We like it much better than EyeMed.

 

[pittle]

I have compared pricing through GoodRX and the one Martin Sheen advertises for (can't remember the name) and found in both cases we did better with our part D plan. We have SilverScript, which had been affiliated with CVS, now it's being done by Aetna. They promise no changes. And we are paying more than the $6.60/month you are quoting.

That was the price I saw on the Medicare Preview today.

 

[Luanne]

That was the price I saw on the Medicare Preview today.

I'm not disputing that amount. I'm guessing rates very state by state, who you get tne plan through and what is covered. The plan we have and the one you are looking at may be different. I'm just jealous you found prescription coverage for such a low price.