Who keeps track of how much I spend on drugs?
As long as you are using a pharmacy in your plan’s network, the plan will keep track of the amount you spend on your prescription drugs. When you enroll in a plan, you will receive a drug card to use when you fill your prescriptions, and the plan will use the card to keep track of your expenses. Your plan is required to send you a statement each month showing how much you have spent up to that point, whether or not you are in the “donut hole,” and how close you are to reaching the catastrophic benefit trigger ( $4,350 of total beneficiary out-of-pocket costs in 2009 , see question #34). You can also request this information from your plan at any time, and many will make this information available on their websites.
As long as you are using a pharmacy in your plan’s network, the plan will keep track of the amount you spend on your prescription drugs. When you enroll in a plan, you will receive a drug card to use when you fill your prescriptions, and the plan will use the card to keep track of your expenses. Your plan is required to send you a statement each month showing how much you have spent up to that point, whether or not you are in the “donut hole,” and how close you are to reaching the catastrophic benefit trigger ( $4,450 of total beneficiary out-of-pocket costs in 2010 , see question #34). You can also request this information from your plan at any time, and many will make this information available on their websites.
As long as you are using a pharmacy in your plan’s network, the plan will keep track of the amount you spend on your prescription drugs. Drug costs are tracked by calendar year, with the total returning to zero at the beginning of every new plan year. When you enroll in a plan, you will receive a drug card to use when you fill your prescriptions, and the plan will use the card to keep track of your expenses. Your plan is required to send you a statement each month showing how much you have spent up to that point, whether or not you are in the “donut hole,” and how close you are to reaching the catastrophic benefit trigger ($4,550 in total beneficiary out-of-pocket costs in 2011, see question #34). You can also request this information from your plan at any time, and many will make this information available on their websites. If you use out-of-network pharmacies, you will need to send your receipts to your plan so they can credit your account. You can likely do that at the same time th
