

They don’t offer any additional coverage for prescriptions and won’t affect your coverage for EpiPen.ĮpiPens can be a very expensive prescription. Medicare supplement plans, known as Medigap, cover some of the out-of-pocket costs of Medicare. The cost to you will depend on your plan. Most Part D plans will cover EpiPen in some form. Medicare Part D offers prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. Many plans also include Part D coverage for prescriptions, so these would cover EpiPen. Together, parts A and B are known as original Medicare. Medicare requires Advantage plans to cover everything that parts A and B do. Medicare Part C is also called Medicare Advantage. But if you receive an EpiPen injection while you’re receiving care - for example, at an urgent care center - Part B will cover it. It generally doesn’t cover any prescriptions you take at home. Medicare Part B covers you for services like:


If you’re given an EpiPen injection while you’re receiving inpatient care, however, Medicare Part A will cover it. It generally doesn’t pay for any medications. Medicare Part A covers hospital stays and other inpatient care. Your EpiPen coverage with Medicare will depend on which part of Medicare you’re using.
