Medicare Releases 2014 Part D Costs

Blog Article, Medicare, Part D Prescription Drug Coverage

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2014 costs for a standard Part D prescription drug plan.

  • The deductible will drop from $325 to $310.  
  • The average monthly premium remains stable and is projected to be $31. 
  • The discount in the donut hole for brand-name medications will remain at 52.5%. The discount for generic drugs will increase to 28% from 21%. 
  • Medicare has dropped the limit for entering the donut hole (Coverage Gap) from $2,970 to $2,850 and the threshold for getting out of the donut hole is $4,550, down from $4,750.  (The Coverage Gap limits are set by a formula established in the 2003 drug plan law involving the negotiated value of prescription drug costs.)
  • The beneficiary’s cost sharing in the Catastrophic Coverage phase drops from $2.65 to $2.55 for generic drugs and from $6.60 to $6.35 for brand-name medications, or 5% whichever is higher.

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