Medicare Part D Blog

If you are a Medicare beneficiary, you received a printed version of the 2012 Medicare & You Handbook prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS or Medicare) sometime in early October.

Your printed version of the Medicare & You Handbook will contain details on the stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans available in your area (that is, within your zip code for Medicare Advantage plans or within your state or region for Medicare Part D plans).

The 2012 Medicare & You Handbook is also available electronically and you can download it from the Medicare website or on the Q1Medicare.com site at: Q1Medicare.com/PartD-MedicareAndYouCMSGuideToMedicare.php

The electronic Medicare & You Handbook that we have available on our Q1Medicare.com site contains the same general Medicare information as your printed Handbook - however, the electronic version does not include information on local or regional Medicare plans.