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PDP-Facts: 2010 Medicare Part D Plan Facts -
    Region (State) and National

This is archive material for research purposes. Please see PDPFinder.com or MAFinder.com for current plans.
Select a state to review the 2010 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Statistics per State.
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» Charts & Figures     » Print Version
2010 National Medicare Part D Plan Statistics*
and Averages per Region
Statistic 2010 Change 10-09 2009 Change 09-08 2008
Total Number of Part D Drug Plans 1576 -112 1688 -136 1824
Average Nbr of Part D Plans per Region 46 -3 49 -4 53
Nbr of Enhanced (EA) Plans 795 -95 890 -35 925
Avg. Enhanced Plans per Region 23 -3 26 -1 27
Nbr of Basic (BA, DS, AE) Plans 781 -17 798 -101 899
Avg. Nbr of Basic Plans per Region 23 0 23 -3 26

Nbr of $0 Deductible Plans 629 -304 933 -132 1065
Avg. Nbr of $0 Ded. Plans per Region 19 -8 27 -4 31
Percent $0 Deductible Plans 40% -15% 55% -3% 58%

Nbr of Plans with a Premium < $25 91 -53 144 -246 390
Avg Nbr of Plans - Premium < $25 3 -1 4 -7 11
Percent Plans with a Premium < $25 6% -3% 9% -12% 21%

Lowest Cost PDP Plan (Premium) $8.80 $-1.50 $10.30 $0.50 $9.80
Highest Cost PDP Plan (Premium) $120.20 $-16.60 $136.80 $29.30 $107.50
Average PDP Plan Premium (Cost) $46.58 $1.12 $45.46 $5.44 $40.02
% Change in Avg. PDP Plan Costs -- 2% -- 14% --
Avg. Weighted PDP Plan Premium** $38.54 $3.93 $34.61 $4.59 $30.02
% Change Weighted Avg. PDP Costs** -- 11% -- 15% --

Number of PDP Plans with Any Gap Coverage in the Gap (Donut Hole) 308 -108 416 -113 529
Percent of PDP Plans with Any Gap Coverage 20% -5% 25% -4% 29%
Lowest Cost Plan with Any Gap Coverage
View coverage type / premium details
$40.40 $8.50 $31.90 $3.20 $28.70

Number of LIS PDP Plans
View List of LIS Qualified Plans
288 -20 308 -187 495
Nbr of Unique LIS Qualified Plans
View List of LIS Qualified Plans
30 1 29 -18 47

Premium Changes for Persons Staying in their Current Plan View premium detail chart
Nbr of Plans with Premium Decrease 441 190 251 -219 470
Nbr of Plans with No Premium Change 58 -34 92 -23 115
Nbr of Plans with Premium Increase 1110 -201 1311 274 1037
% of People with a Premium Increase 81% -7% 88% 16% 72%
Weighted Average Increase for People with a Premium Increase $5.47 $-2.76 $8.23 $0.23 $8.00
Note: *Stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)s only. Data for MA-PD plans not included. The data for the sanctioned WellCare plans is included on this page, however the data for the sanctioned Citrus plans was not available. The data is calculated per region. For example. A plan which is avalilable in CMS Region 6 which includes PA and WV is counted once, not twice.
**The plan premium weighted averages are calculated by multiplying the plan premium by the number of enrollees in the plan to give more "weight" to plans with more members.

Links above will take you to examples for California (or select your state once in PDP-Finder or PDP-Compare)

» Details of the 2010 CMS Standard Plan including cost sharing, LIS benchmarks, etc.

Details for the Min. and Max. Premium Plans in 2010
H/LStatePlan NamePrem.Ded.Gap CoverageBenefit Type
LowOR WAFirst Health Part D-Secure (PDP)$8.80$175.00No Gap CoverageEnhanced
HighDC DE MDBlue Rx Enhanced (PDP)$120.20$0.00All GenericsEnhanced
            » Click to see 2010 Part D Plan details for California or choose your state.
            The chart above shows the details of the least expensive and most expensive
            plans available for 2010.

Min. and Max. Premium Plans in 2009 and their change in 2010
H/LYearStatePlan NamePrem.Ded.Gap CoverageBenefit Type
Low2009NMFirst Health Part D-Secure$10.30$175.00No Gap CoverageEnhanced
Low2010NMFirst Health Part D-Secure (PDP)$15.90$175.00No Gap CoverageEnhanced

High2009NYAetna Medicare Rx Premier$136.80$0.00Many GenericsEnhanced
High2010NYAetna Medicare Rx Premier (PDP)$117.50$0.00Many GenericsEnhanced

            » Click to see change details for all plans in California or choose your state.
            The chart above details the least (and most) expensive plan in 2009 and
            plan features and costs should you stay in the same plan in 2010.

Gap Coverage Types and Minimum Premium for 2010 Part D Plans
2010 Gap Coverage Details
Gap Coverage TypeNbr.
Plans
Min.
Prem.
No Gap Coverage1268$8.80
Some Generics7$40.40
Many Generics230$54.20
Many Generics and Few Brand35$56.00
All Generics35$56.60
Few Generics1$61.10
2009 Gap Coverage Details
Gap Coverage TypeNbr.
Plans
Min.
Prem.
No Gap Coverage1272$10.30
Some Generics76$31.90
Many Generics229$39.00
All Generics108$46.40
All Generics and Few Brands1$64.00
Many Generics and Few Brands2$79.90
               Note: Click the Gap Coverage Type above to see plan details in California
               or choose your state.


Gap coverage descriptions apply to formulary drugs only. The percentage of "Generic" and "Brand" drugs covered in the gap are each separately calculated and the following descriptions are used:
  • "All": 100% of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap. Ex: "All Generics",
  • "Many": >=65% to <100% of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap. Ex: "Many Generics",
  • "Some": >=10% to <65 % of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap. Ex: "Some Generics",
  • "Few": >0% to <10% of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap (and must also be >15 products covered through the gap),
  • "No Gap Coverage": 0% of drugs are covered through the gap (or <=15 products covered through the gap).


$0 Premium LIS Qualified 2010 Part D Plans
2010 LIS Qualifying Plans
Plan NamePlan ID
AARP MedicareRx Saver (PDP)S5921
Advantage Star Plan by RxAmerica (PDP)S5644
AdvantraRx Premier (PDP)S5674
Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials (PDP)S5810
AmeriHealth Advantage (PDP)S2770
AR Blue Cross - Medi-Pak Rx Basic (PDP)S5795
Blue MedicareRx - Value (PDP)S5715
Blue MedicareRx Standard (PDP)S5596
Blue MedicareRx Value (PDP)S5726
BlueRx Option I (PDP)S1030
BravoRx (PDP)S5998
CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan One (PDP)S5617
Community CCRx Basic (PDP)S5803
EnvisionRxPlus Silver (PDP)S7694
First Health Part D-Premier (PDP)S5768
Fox Value Plan (PDP)S5557
GHI Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP)S5966
Health Net Orange Option 1 (PDP)S5678
HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan -Reg 2 (PDP)S5932
HIP Part D New York (PDP)S5741
Humana Basic S5884-122 (PDP)S5884
Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value (PDP)S5983
Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value (PDP)S5660
MedicareRx Rewards Standard (PDP)S5960
PrescribaRx Bronze (PDP)S5597
PrescribaRx Bronze (PDP)S5825
SilverScript Value (PDP)S5601
UA Medicare Part D Rx Covg - Silver Plan (PDP)S5755
UnitedHealthcare MedicareRx (PDP)S5917
Windsor Rx (PDP)S2505
2009 LIS Qualifying Plans
Plan NamePlan ID
AARP MedicareRx SaverS5921
Advantage Star Plan by RxAmericaS5644
Aetna Medicare Rx EssentialsS5810
AmeriHealth Advantage Rx Option IS2770
AR Blue Cross - Medi-Pak Rx BasicS5795
Blue Medicare Rx - ValueS5715
Blue MedicareRx ValueS5596
BravoRxS5998
CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan OneS5617
Citrus Part D FL.S8465
Community CCRx BasicS5803
EnvisionRxPlus SilverS7694
First Health Part D-PremierS5768
Fox Value PlanS5557
GHI Medicare Prescription Drug PlanS5966
Health Net Orange Option 1S5678
HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan -Reg 1S5932
HIP Part D New YorkS5741
Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - ValueS5660
Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - ValueS5983
MedicareBlue Rx Option 1S5743
MedicareRx Rewards StandardS5960
Prescriba Rx BronzeS5825
Prescriba Rx BronzeS5597
SierraRxS5917
SilverScript ValueS5601
UA Medicare Part D Rx Covg - Silver PlanS5755
WellCare ClassicS5967
Windsor RxS2505
               Note: Click heading above to see plan details in California or choose your state.
               Please note, not all plans are available in every state.


» Charts & Figures     » Print Version

(Chart Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid files: 2010LandscapeSourceData_PDP_09_17_09.xls, 2009LandscapeSourceData_PDP_09_18_08.xls, 2008LandscapeSourceData_PDP_09_25_07.xls, and provider websites)





Last updated on: 09/29/2009





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