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Medicare education resources

Easy-to-understand guides to Medicare reforms, the Medicare Part D cap, the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, and Medicare enrollment

Our Medicare education guides

  • Medicare open enrollment

    Medicare open enrollment is October 15 through December 7 each year. Medicare plans make changes to benefits and costs that you may want to consider for the coming year. Learn how you can prepare for your upcoming Medicare Part D coverage.

  • Understanding the Medicare Part D cap

    There is an annual limit (cap) on what people with Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage would pay out-of-pocket for their prescription medications.

  • Understanding the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan

    Read our guide to the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, a voluntary, opt-in Medicare Part D payment option that allows you to spread your out-of-pocket drug payments through the year.

  • Extra Help program for people on Medicare

    The Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) or Extra Help program, is a federal program for people on Medicare drug plans with limited income that helps pay for monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and copays. Our guide to Extra Help includes a tool to check your eligibility.

  • Recursos educativos de Medicare

    Lea nuestras guías sobre Medicare en español: Guías fáciles de entender sobre las reformas de Medicare, el tope de Medicare Parte D, el Plan de Pago de Medicamentos Recetados de Medicare y la inscripción a Medicare.

  • Everything you need to know about Medicare reforms

    Explore our guide to key reforms to Medicare and how they impact your benefits as a Medicare enrollee.

Thank you to our sponsor

This content was made possible in part by an educational grant from Takeda Oncology.

Note: Patient Advocate Foundation maintains full independence in the creation of educational content, ensuring that the materials produced are objective, evidence-based, and free from donor influence.