In the United States, Medicare Part D is the prescription drug program of Medicare. The Medicare Care Part D Calculator lets you enter the full (list price) cost of your prescription drugs and see the share of the cost that you will be responsible for each year until 2020. The calculator applies only to Medicare in the United States.

Before using this calculator, review the Medicare Part D description, with its explanation of prescription drug cost sharing and the changes instituted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

The Marrowforums Medicare Part D Calculator computes your annual share of prescription drug costs from the full (list price) cost of your prescription drugs. You can enter either the annual or monthly total for all prescription drugs you take.

Cautions:

• This calculator can help you estimate your share of brand-name and generic drug costs but is not a guarantee of costs or benefits.
• Factors other than the standard Medicare reimbursement rates can affect your actual cost for prescription drugs.
• Legislation covering Medicare may be changed again by Congress.
• THIS SOFTWARE IS UNDERGOING BETA TESTING. If you have comments that would help us improve this tool, please contact Marrowforums. Also let us know if you would like help using the Medicare Part D Calculator. Helping you will also help us improve the tool for other people!

Medicare Part D Calculator Fill in an estimate of the full (list price) cost of your prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D. Indicate whether the amount you entered is the monthly or annual price. Then click the Calculate button to see your annual share of those costs for each year. Feel free to experiment. Enter different amounts to see how your share changes as drug costs rise or as the years progress. Cost Calculator Enter the estimated cost of your prescription drugs. • How do I find out the full cost of my prescription drugs? There are two ways you might find the Medicare list prices for the prescription drugs you take: Directly from your plan provider. Remember that you need to learn the full cost of your drugs, not your share of the cost. Using the Medicare Plan Finder. It lets you enter your prescriptions individually, then search for plans offered in your zip code. If you select the plan you are already signed up for, the Plan Finder will display the monthly "Full Cost of Drugs". Click here for an example. CLOSE Full (list price) cost of your prescription drugs: $ per month per year Since the full cost of your prescription drugs is $2830 or less annually ($235.83 or less monthly), your share of the costs is the same for every year shown below. Only when you reach the coverage gap beyond $2830/year or $235.83/month does Medicare coverage change from year to year. CLOSE Your annual share for brand-name drugs: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Your annual share for generic drugs: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 If you have a mixture of brand-name and prescription drugs, your total share of prescription drug costs will be between the two values shown for each year. Under the Health Care Reform, generic drug costs to patients are not being reduced as quickly as those for brand-name drugs, so you may find that the amounts displayed above for generic drugs are higher than for brand-name drugs, but this is counterbalanced by the lower total cost of generic drugs. You pay a higher percentage of a lower price. By the year 2020 your share by percentage will be the same for brand-name and generic drugs.

The Medicare Part D Calculator does not store, save, or upload your data to Marrowforums. The form is cleared of all data each time you load the page or click the Clear Form button.

The data you fill in stays on your own computer and is used only to help you understand your own Medicare Part D drug costs. We encourage you to protect the privacy of your medical information.

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