Mission Statement

A guide to understanding and enrolling in Medicare Part D from the publisher of Doctor’s Digest and Clinician’s Digest.

Patient’s Digest: Your Guide to Medicare Part D was designed to help physicians and their staffs provide their patients with clear, concise and practical information on how to analyze prescription coverage options and to provide patients with all the information they need to successfully navigate successfully the Medicare Part D process.

Written by Stacie Z. Berg, an award-winning health and finance journalist, in consultation with Bob Williams, a disability policy expert Your Guide to Medicare Part D is a practical handbook that you can review in a downloadable version, or in a print version for a nominal charge.

Using lay terms and plain language with worksheets and other patient-friendly tools, Patient’s Digest contains:

• Worksheets for choosing the right program for patients’ specific needs
• Enrollment steps and deadlines
• Next steps and re-evaluation guidelines for patients already enrolled in the program
• Links to other resources (both online and through consumer toll-free information lines)

This website also offers:

• PDF files of the entire publication
• For physicians, a downloadable summary that includes key points and quick tips as well as instructions on how to download the full publication.
• PDF files of our patient educational tool, the Medicare Part D Executive Summary

We pledge to enter into a true dialogue with our readers, be responsive to their informational needs, and deliver quality editorial in a timely manner.