U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Medicare drug plans offer premiums of $20 per month or less

Published in Law and Health Weekly, October 1st, 2005

Medicare beneficiaries all over the country will be able to choose prescription drug coverage that will cost less than originally expected, including plans with premiums of $20 per month or less, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Options will also include plans offering zero deductibles or deductibles lower than $250 annually, and plans that provide some coverage in addition to the "standard" Medicare drug benefit.

"Choice and competition among prescription drug plans are working to reduce premiums across the country making the drug benefit even more affordable for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries," HHS Secretary...

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