Your basic package of Medicare benefits won’t shrink and in fact will expand under the law. But if you’re in a
Medicare Advantage plan — a private plan that offers
Medicare benefits — you might lose some extra benefits at some point.
In terms of the overall Medicare program, let’s start with prescription drugs. As of late August, one million Medicare beneficiaries received a $250 check to help cover prescription drug costs in what’s known as the doughnut hole.