The Dreaded Doughnut Hole on Medicare Part D
Friday, July 31st, 2009
We met with a doctor over the weekend. We told him about the card and asked for his advice. He said the biggest customer in his mind for this card would be 65+ who are on Medicare and fall in to the “doughnut hole” on Medicare Part D. Basically, he said these people get around $2,000 in prescription coverage that usually runs out in June/July.
They are stuck paying another $2,000+ for the rest of the year. He said if they would rearrange their prescriptions to push part of them through our card, which will not add to their running total with Medicare D, they could shift the cost. In other words, they could pay cash for some of their scripts and use our discount pricing and push the rest through Medicare D. He said if they do this they should be able to lessen the $2,000+ a year they are spending to around $1,000. That’s a lot of money for a senior on a fixed income!
Be sure to spread the word out to all seniors that are in your circle of influence.
