The stress of figuring out a new medicare prescription drug plan

(Chapter 11 Stress and Anxiety in my book)

The stress of figuring out a new Medicare prescription drug plan

I'm so stressed out! Last month, I was notified that the Medicare prescription plan that I have will be ending on Dec. 31, 2018. Last week I met with someone from a company who could explain the different plans to me. When I left their office, I thought that I had things figured out. Although they can't really tell me which is the best plan for me, they can only present me with some choices.

I have been calling Medicare approved prescription plans to find out what my cost is going to be. This is something that is just overwhelming for me to deal with. I will be glad once this is done! I'm done making phone calls for today but I will be making more calls tomorrow.

Although I need to get the correct information for me to pick the most cost-effective plan, my brain just can't handle too much information. Unfortunately living with mild cognitive impairment makes these decisions very difficult for me to do on my own. Oh well. I will just have to figure it out because I don't really have any other choice. I cried a little after I got off the phone. I wish that it was easier for me to do this on my own. I hope that I am able to pick the best plan for me, but this is such a difficult task for me to complete.

Update: Dec. 6, 2018

Yesterday I took a break from dealing with the Medicare confusion! This afternoon I shut my television off and concentrated on what I needed to do in order to figure things out. I went online on the mediare.gov website determined to figure it out. I was able to navigate the website so I wrote some notes for me so that I'd have them the next time that I have to deal with this. I had picked a prescription plan for me, but it was more expensive than what I now have, so I called the company that I have now for prescription coverage. After speaking with someone, and after they explained their plans to me, I decided to sign up for a different plan. They are going to discontinue the prescription drug plan that I have now.

Sometimes if something is difficult for me and stressing me out, it is best to give myself some time and tackle it at a later time.

If I didn't choose one, they were going to automatically choose one for me. It was a plan that didn't even cover three of my prescriptions, so I couldn't let that happen.

Yeah. me for figuring all this out on my own! I'm so happy to be done with it!