by Toni King | Oct 4, 2016 | Medicare, Medicare Part D, Toni Says
Medicare Part D Donut Hole Will the EpiPen Controversy Put You Into the Medicare Part D Donut Hole? Toni: In the newspaper both TV and online that the cost of an EpiPen has gone up astronomically to over $600. I am leaving my company benefits and going to...
by Toni King | Mar 29, 2015 | Medicare Part D
Hello Toni: I turned 65 in March 2012 and continued to work full time with excellent company benefits. I decided to delay Part B until December 1, 2014 when I have retired. I enrolled in a Medicare supplement plan F and a Part D prescription drug plan and now I have...
by Toni King | Oct 22, 2014 | Medicare, Medicare Part D
About 2 weeks ago on CBS 60 Minutes, a segment discussed the high cost of cancer drugs. Two Oncologists discussed what a crime it is that Medicare cannot negotiate the pharmaceutical companies for cheaper prices for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. I wanted...
by Toni King | May 29, 2014 | Medicare Part D
Toni: Last year, my mother got into the “donut hole” in October. I can see from the Part D statement she receives that she is rapidly approaching the donut hole and it is only the beginning of May. None of her drugs have changed from 2013. She can afford...
by Toni King | Feb 18, 2014 | Medicare Part D, Toni Says
Dear Toni: Does Medicare Part B cover prescription drugs in an outpatient setting, like emergency room or under observation? You wrote about this last week and we are having this problem. My mother was in the hospital for 2 days and because it was considered “under...
