I do appreciate what is being done to make Medicare Part D, drug plans, better. However, in the past two years the upgrades to Medicare Part D have also doubled our premiums. Last year we changed our plan to bring the premium back down to near what it was. I'm thinking we will want to do the same this year. Can't get attached to a Medicare Drug plan or company. In ten years or so, if I am so lucky to live that long, it will probably be harder and harder to decipher the options.

Medicare Prescription Payment Plan

Wow. Another confusing option. Possibly good for some but you won't know until the payments start and then probably won't know for at least several months.

I did select the "Will this payment option help me" option. It said it would not help me.

Glad to see the "Donut Hole" gone. As long as the new system is better.

Experts say the change is expected to provide major relief for cancer patients who often struggle to afford their medications due to the high cost of cancer drugs.

Medicare's $2,000 prescription drug cap expected to bring major relief to cancer patients

Heart patients will also benefit a lot. Eliquis and Jardiance can both run you hundreds of dollars a month.