Do I Have To Get My Medications From My Part D Provider? 
If you have a Medicare Part D Rx plan you are not required to purchase your medications through the plan . You can choose to pay cash for the full price of the medication if you wish . In most cases you will find that the full price of a medication is often much more expensive than the copay you you would pay for the medication using your Part D coverage . There are rare instances where the cash price of a medication is actually lower than the copay you would have through the plan . This usually only happens with very inexpensive generic medications that have been on the market for many years . If you are taking a brand name medication it is almost always going to be more cost effective to use your Part D plan to purchase the medication . This way you only pay a small copay instead of the full price of the drug . If you would like more information on Part D plans please visit www.medicare.gov 