How to Use medicare.gov
2) Under Find Plans at the top, click on “Compare Drug and Health Insurance Plans”
3) Enter Your Zip Code and click “Find Plans”
4) Under Step 1 0f 4: Enter Information
a. How do you get your Medicare coverage? – Enter “I don’t know”.
b. Do you get help from Medicare or your state to pay your Medicare prescription drug costs? – Enter “I don’t know”.
c. Click on “Continue to Plan Results”
5) Under Step 2 of 4: Enter Your Drugs
a. Enter the name of your drug and click on Find My Drug
b. Click on Dosages, Number, and Frequency
c. Once your enter your drugs My Drug Profile is creating showing:
Drug List ID: 0123456789
Password Date: 10/10/2011 (the date you are entering the drugs)
Zip Code: 01234
NOTE: Save this information! If at a later date, you want to review additional plans, Click on Retrieve My Saved Drug List, and you can review your drugs without the need to re-enter them. To retrieve this information, you will need to complete the first three screens to reach Step 2 of 4: Enter Your Drugs.
d. When all your drugs are entered click on My Drug List is Complete
6) Under Step 3 of 4: Select Your Pharmacies
a. Select Your Pharmacy. You do not have to click on any Pharmacies; however, it is wise to select the pharmacies you use most often.
b. If your pharmacy is not shown, increase the number of miles from your Zip Code by clicking on the arrow
c. Click Add Pharmacy
d. You can add up to 2 Pharmacies at a time
e. Click on Continue to Plan Results
7) Under Step 4 of 4: Refine Your Results
a. In Summary of Your Search Results click on Prescription Drug Plans with Original Medicare
b. Click on Continue to Plan Results
8) Under Plan Results
a. The Plans are listed with Lowest Annual Retail Cost first
b. The annual cost includes all premiums, deductibles, co-pays, and co-insurance
c. Click on the Name of the Plan
d. Your Plan Details are shown
e. Scroll down to find:
· Fixed Cost
· Estimated Annual Drug Cost
· What You Pay
· Estimated Monthly Drug Costs
· Drug Coverage Information
· Pharmacy and Mail Order Information
· Drug List
f. To look at other plans click on Return to Previous Page
9) To Sign-Up for a Plan – we recommend that you enroll by phone although you can enroll online
a. You may sign-up online – click on Enroll to the right of the plan
b. To enroll by phone – Call the phone number listed. Call the Non-member number to sign-up
