by Toni King | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Medicare Premiums and Deductibles Increase in 2024 Hello Toni: I recently enrolled in Medicare and received my 2024 Medicare and You handbook and cannot find the 2024 Medicare costs will be? Do you have any idea what the new Medicare costs are? Thank You, Cindy from...
by Toni King | May 3, 2023 | Medicare Part D, Toni Says
Can A Clinical Trial Prescription Drug Avoid the Donut Hole? Toni: I turn 65 in May and am covered by my wife’s employer group health insurance. I’m fighting stage 3 kidney cancer and the prognosis is good since I am participating in a clinical trial for a new...
by Toni King | Feb 7, 2022 | Medicare Part D
Using GoodRx With Medicare Part D Toni: I am a weekly follower of the Toni Says® Medicare column and have had a wonderful Medicare experience which helped to save me from getting in the Donut hole with an expensive generic prescription. I received a generic...
by Toni King | Jun 24, 2021 | donut hole, Medicare Part D
Is the Donut Hole Getting You!! Toni: Last year, my husband got into the “donut hole” in September. I can see from the Part D statement he receives monthly that he is rapidly approaching the donut hole and it is only the beginning of May. He has only added one new...
by Toni King | Feb 5, 2020 | donut hole, Medicare, Medicare Part D
Did The Medicare Part D “Donut Hole” End in 2020? Toni: Last fall, I was diagnosed with a serious illness and began taking Humira which is very expensive costing over $5,000 per month. I was told that the Medicare Part D “Donut Hole” was vanishing in 2020 and I...