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NRECA's Basic and Basic Plus Plans

NRECA’s Basic and Basic Plus plans are similar to Medicare’s standard plan.

In addition to paying your monthly premium, you pay these costs each year when using your benefit:

You Pay

Plan Pays

You pay the first $295 of the cost of covered drugs—this is the annual deductible. 
$295
$0
You pay 25% of the drug cost—your coinsurance—for the next $2,405 in covered drugs.
$601.25
$ 1,803.75
You pay 100% for the next $3,453.75 in covered drugs—this is the coverage gap.
$3,453.75
$0

At this point, you have paid $4,350 in true out-of-pocket costs. You are now eligible for catastrophic coverage.

Total
$4,350

Total
$1,803.75

You pay the greater of 5% of the cost of covered drugs or a minimum of $2.40 for a generic drug and $6.00 for a brand name or specialty drug—this is the catastrophic coverage.

5%
No limit

95%
No limit

What's the difference?

The Basic and Basic Plus plans are the same plan but have different formularies. The Basic plan has a more restrictive formulary, meaning that it covers fewer prescription drugs.

For the Basic plan only, you must use the mail-order pharmacy after you get any maintenance medications filled two times at a retail pharmacy. You will need to get a new prescription from your doctor and send it to the mail-order pharmacy. You should ask your doctor for a prescription for a 90-day supply and three refills.