Is A Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Right Or Wrong For You?

Find Out & Sign Up With Free Help From Experienced Counselors

May 15, 2006 is the end of the initial enrollment period for the new Medicare prescription drug plans. If you are currently on Medicare and are eligible to sign up for a drug plan before May 15 but do not, you may pay higher costs if you choose to sign up in the future.

The Medicare prescription drug plans are complex and confusing. While they will help many seniors, they are not right for everyone. The decision of whether to sign up should be based on your specific circumstances.

The “Reality Check Express” is a bus with internet-connected computers and trained staff from the Delaware Insurance Commissioner’s ELDERinfo office who can provide one-on-one help in comparing Medicare prescription drug plans based on your specific information. It will be making stops at senior centers and other locations around Delaware between now and May 15 to help seniors evaluate and, if appropriate, sign up for Medicare drug plans.

If you come to a “Reality Check Express” session, you will need to bring information about your prescriptions, including:

Full name of any prescription drug you currently take
Whether it is liquid, tablet or capsule
Strength and dosage (for example, 100 mg, two times a day)
Number of doses in 30 days for each prescription
Cost of the prescription to you under your current drug coverage

See the schedule below to find out when the "Reality Check Express" will be in your area. Dates and locations are still being added, so please check back.