AARP: Beware Of Hidden Charges During Part D Open Enrollment

With just over two weeks remaining to choose a Medicare prescription drug plan for 2009, AARP is urging older Americans to beware of extra charges they may face with some plans. Under a rule implemented this year called “reference-based pricing,” plans in Medicare’s prescription drug program-known as Part D-may add additional penalties when beneficiaries choose brand name drugs over generics.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on December 19th, 2008