Medicare Drug Plans using Medicare's NEW Part D Plan Finder (2020)

The original version of the Medicare Plan Finder Tool is going away, and you won’t be available to use it to review your Part D plan options for 2020 and subsequent years.

The good news is that there is still a way to review your drug plan options through Medicare's new Plan Finder Tool. However, it's quite different from the original version, so you'll want to learn how to use it.

[joannquinn]

Do you have any questions or comments about Medicare's new Part D Plan Finder?

[lenaland]

I absolutely love your bloopers at the end of your recent videos...

[ceepark]

I'm still trying to sort things out for my husband who is turning 65 in March. I have found all this Medicare stuff so confusing. Your video has helped and will get on the site and compare part D plans to try to get him on the best one, thanks.

[gailcole]

Thanks Joann as always!!! I am pretty computer savy and did not find this new plan finder hard. I may have been confused however if you had not explained about the new plan verses the old one!! I take only a few drugs but found out switching plans will save me money! I don't think it should be so difficult though, for seniors who are not comfortable on a computer. Thanks for being so helpful all year round! And thanks for the birthday card!!! Anyone looking for an honest, reliable agent should give Joanne a call!!!

[lazykat]

What is the difference when you check Drug Plan(Part D) or Drug Plan (Part D) + Medigap policy?
I've noticed when comparing two plans, one had a premium of $16/mo and another with premium of $32/mo. Same deductible. But the annual cost difference from the report can be $400-$500. Why are some plans so much different and what should I look for? Thanks in advance.

[lucyriordan]

Thank you Joann. You do a great job of explaining everything clearly and concisely! So happy to have you as my agent

[jamesebola]

Just did some browsing for new 2020 Part D plans. I was hoping to get Aetna Medicare plan. It is not available in 2020. For the other plans monthly cost may be low, but out of pocket is higher. Basically, we are getting less and less for our money, year after year. This is one big shell game, misleading and created to be confusing.

[jellofarce]

I've been using the Plan Finder tool, to great effect, since 2006...the new site is a terrible, functionally useless tool in comparison. Too many examples to list, since all my time will be used deciphering, recalculating, etc.. Bravo!

[lyndayoung]

You did a good job demoing PlanFinder but I hate New PF.
First it defaults to Lowest Premium not Lowest Drug Costs. If you are taking any Tier 3 drugs, getting lower copays might be more savings than getting low premium.
Second it doesn't show Lowest Out Of Pocket (or total cost including premium like old PF) So to see that, you have to annualized the premium and add to total drug cost! Aye-yi-yi do math?
Third to print the plan details it uses 8 pages for each plan. It's hard to help mom or grandma with their Part D if you're printing 30 pages.
Hope they fix these issues before 10/15 🤞☹️

[TheWilferch]

The new plan finder is a DISASTER compared to the old finder. Yep....the medication list I saved before is gone. new tool (it seems) does not allow you to save the new list. They rolled this out without proper development. Why was it changed? ....what?....the process was not confusing enough? Seems that is their plan....to keep you in a constant state of

[lynnohrel]

I am on two medications that only cost 7.00 each a month with no insurance. That’s a grand total of $168 for a whole year. They are Generic.
At this time I can’t justify purchasing a drug D plan

[kingfish]

Why aren’t medigap plans compared in Medicare.gov?