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How Much Will You Pay?

Calculate Your Costs under the New Medicare Rx Drug Law
Find out how the new Medicare prescription drug law applies to you

If you qualify for Medicaid or if your income in 2003 was below $13,470 for an individual or $18,180 for a couple, you may be entitled to special assistance. Click here to find out more.

If not, please provide your total annual drug costs for 2003. Enter the costs for only one person. For a couple, enter each person's costs and carry out the calculations separately. Don't forget to include what you paid, the amount paid by any insurance or other coverage you have.

Click here for additional tips on figuring your drug costs.

Your 2003 estimated drug costs: $
 
(no need to enter dollar-signs or commas)


Your 2006 Drug Expenses under the Medicare Reform Act

Your 2006 inflation-adjusted drug expenses:
Your premium for the drug benefit:
Your estimated out-of-pocket expenses:
Total amount that YOU pay:

The amount you pay will go up each year. Even if your health stays the same, your drug costs will go up by about 10 percent annually according to government estimates. The amounts you have to pay under the Medicare drug benefit will go up, too. That's because premiums will increase and the deductible and the gap in coverage will increase with the amount Medicare spends on prescription drugs.

Based on government projections, here's what you'll pay in 2013:

Your 2013 Drug Expenses under the Medicare Reform Act

Your 2013 inflation-adjusted drug expenses:
Your premium for the drug benefit:
Your estimated out-of-pocket expenses:
Total amount that YOU pay:
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