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I decided on a plan, and called Medicare for help with signing up, rather than going through the insurance company website. This turned out to be a good idea, because I am signed up for the "Aetna Medicare Discover PPO" 2025, but the agent couldn't set that up for 2024 because, on paper, I've been enrolled in Medicare (part A) since April, which is more than three months ago. (Never mind that I only found out about it a month ago.)
I asked the agent about buying a prescription-drug-only plan, and he found me one for $15.70/month that covers most of my prescriptions (excluding the Kesimpta). I bought the plan mostly just in case I get sick in November or December and need something more expensive than doxycycline. The interesting question now is, will I be covered by my previous health insurance for the next week, or does it go "poof" sooner? I think Cattitude needs to be the one to call the Massachusetts insurance marketplace and confirm that I'm now on Medicare, but he still wants to buy insurance through the marketplace, because his name is first on that account.
ETA: I think the Silver Script formulary does include both gabapentin and bupropion, and that the agent missed that because I gave him the brand names.
I asked the agent about buying a prescription-drug-only plan, and he found me one for $15.70/month that covers most of my prescriptions (excluding the Kesimpta). I bought the plan mostly just in case I get sick in November or December and need something more expensive than doxycycline. The interesting question now is, will I be covered by my previous health insurance for the next week, or does it go "poof" sooner? I think Cattitude needs to be the one to call the Massachusetts insurance marketplace and confirm that I'm now on Medicare, but he still wants to buy insurance through the marketplace, because his name is first on that account.
ETA: I think the Silver Script formulary does include both gabapentin and bupropion, and that the agent missed that because I gave him the brand names.
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