Estimate Your Medicare Prescription Drug Savings

Enter your annual drug costs in the box below and click the “submit” button to see approximately* how much you’d pay when medicare’s prescription drug benefits take effect in 2006.

See Medicare Drug Benefits: Questions and Answers for more information.

* Based on Congressional Budget Office estimates. Assumes a $250 deductible and $35 monthly premiums; 75% coverage for prescription costs up to $2,250; no coverage for prescription costs between $2,251 and $5,100; and 95% coverage for prescription costs above $5,100. Actual out-of-pocket expenses could vary by region and private plans could offer alternative benefits. Low-income beneficiaries – including those who receive both medicare and medicaid – could receive additional assistance.