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My insurance premium was previously paid by the company I retired from prior to Medicare, Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Dept. My Medicare premium is not paid by the company but, as you know comes out of my SS check.

May 18, 2025
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Hi Gwen3
The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers Extra Help with Medicare Part D prescription drug costs for individuals with limited income and resources. This program can help lower or cut Part D costs, including deductibles, copays, and premiums. People can apply for Extra Help any time before or after enrolling in Part D, and the SSA will review their application to determine eligibility.
I hope this helps. 🙏🏾💖🙏🏾

May 18, 2025
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Other medication Options generic meds are always lower , Shop around your area Between the big Pharmacies and the "smaller" ones ie: grocery stores and so on can be quite different cost wise, Go online to Good Rx.com and plug in your meds name and your zip and you should get back 10-15 or 20 options .. Also look on the Medicare Formulary of meds and see if there are alternatives that Would do the same as the prescription you have, at a lesser cost, And Yes Discuss with your physicians, Unlike being on an employees insurance plan now Medicare is what it is , steer away These silly commercials with promises to pay your rent and grocery bills and blah blah blah If YOU need serious care again, guess what they will refuse LOTS of even life threatening things and even outright refuse to pay even after they approved your Insert procedure here leave you getting harrassed by the Hospital..... you need to research and Know what to expect until you can perhaps get on regular Medicare A & B .....

May 21, 2025
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

That is from the company that doing it for cheap. Last year with my in’s . I was told 2k out of pocket for that meds . My drs was that is crazy. Gave me 2 diff ones that is 7. A month for 1 and 10 for the other 3 months . To young so I have market pl ins . The best is maybe shop around when it comes for prices . May find cheaper.

May 19, 2025
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Your Medicare pays one part and you pay for the other part .
Have you consider to apply for part 2 from SS ? The part that pays what the first part don’t pay ☝️
Maybe you didn’t know that .
Find out and get it

May 19, 2025 (edited)
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Thanks Team. I'm trying to get this matter taken care of and Entresto is not the only medication I'm taking. @A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member, prior to Medicare my insurance premium was paid monthly by the Corrections Dept. Now I pay the Medicare premium as most people do. This is new to Me.

May 18, 2025

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