A Medicare caregiver asks about Eliquis
The plan's real cost, from the plan ID on her card.
Person
My mom is on Medicare with a Wellcare drug plan and Eliquis is killing her budget. Is there a cheaper way?
Claude
The good news is your mom's yearly costs are already capped, and two free or near-free programs may apply to her.
If you send me her ZIP code, the plan ID from her Wellcare card, roughly what she's paid this year and a ballpark of her income, I can work out what she'd pay under her plan and which programs she's likely to qualify for.
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Person
Her card says Wellcare Classic (PDP), S4802-083. She lives in 33774. She just started the plan this month, so nothing paid yet. She gets about $1,900 a month from Social Security and lives alone. She takes Eliquis 5 mg twice a day.
Claude
I ran her plan and numbers. Without help, Eliquis will cost her about $250 a month for now. She's in a strong position for Extra Help, though, which would cut that to a few dollars per fill.
The plan has a $615 deductible, and she hasn't paid any of it yet. Until it's met, she pays the plan's full price: about $248.70 per 30-day fill (Tier 3).
For one person, the income limit is about $23,940 a year. $1,900 × 12 = $22,800, so she's under it. She also needs savings under about $18,090, not counting her home or car.
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Recorded in Claude.ai on November 6, 2026, with the EveryCard Rx connector. Excerpts. The results card is the live product for the same question.