Yes, the law included changes that could save you money if you have very high prescription drug costs.  If you are enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan and you have very high drug costs, the law helped to reduce the costs you pay when you reach a gap in coverage that is sometimes referred to as the “doughnut hole.”  If your total drug costs are more than $4,020 in 2020, after that point you will pay 25% of the cost of your brand-name and generic drugs.

The law also included a requirement that people on Medicare with higher incomes pay a higher premium for Part D coverage.  These higher premiums are paid by single beneficiaries enrolled in Part D plans with incomes greater than $85,000 and married couples with incomes greater than $170,000.