As a Senior Gold participant enrolled in Medicare Part D, can I use my Medicare prescription drug plan benefits outside of New Jersey?
Some Medicare prescription drug plans are national plans, meaning the benefits can be used anywhere in the United States. You would need to check with your specific Medicare prescription drug plan to determine if you can use its benefits outside New Jersey and what your co-payment responsibility would be outside New Jersey. Senior Gold benefits are not valid outside New Jersey! I am a Senior Gold beneficiary, and my former employer or union has told me not to enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan. If I do, I will lose the prescription coverage and perhaps even the entire medical coverage I have through my former employer/union. Can I still keep my Senior Gold benefits or still join the Senior Gold program if I’m eligible? Yes. While it’s true Senior Gold participants must enroll in Medicare Part D if they are eligible in order to use Senior Gold benefits, Senior Gold will not require you to enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan if your former employer or union has sent you
