Changes to Medicare for 2015

The Medicare Annual Enrollment period began on Wednesday, October 15^th and runs through December 7^th .  A recent blog post from lifehealthpro.com, discussed the changes subscribers can expect for their 2015 plans:

• Base monthly premiums for Part D plans have increased by 2.2 percent, from $32.42 in 2014 to to $33.13 in 2015.
• The number of available Part D plans for 2015 has been reduced to 1,001, a decrease of 14% from 2014.
• The average Medicare Part D plan will cover 3 percent less than the average plan coverage in 2014.
• The percentage of drugs that will be covered with use restrictions increased from 34% to 37%.
• Continuing with the 3% change theme, the number of drugs that will require prior authorization increased from 19% to 22% for 2015.

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