[Brenda_D]

Maybe you can look at some other providers? Was Regence the lowest priced in your area?

I just got my Part D info today and it's going up slightly. I'm thinking of dropping it all together since I can get my current meds for way less on Walmart's 4$/10$ program, than I'm paying for my part D premiums.

Hubby just lost his insurance. He could have went on Cobra but it would be over 700$ a month for him, and $500 for me. He can't use the stimulus cobra pay help program, or they will go back and rescind everything they paid for me since April because I started on Medicare in June. I've had 2 MRI's, a pet/ct, Onc visits, and about $1000 worth of dental since April, so that's not even a option. So he's going to the VA and I'm on Medicare part A, B and D until the end of the year, then I'm up for review on SSD.
On your's, since you're stage 4, I doubt they will do more than send you a short form to fill out. I've been reading on another forum that SS is so swamped with work that they aren't bothering too many in depth reviews.
The closer you are to 55, the less they look at taking you off disabilty. It's considered "advanced" age and you are considered less able to adjust to a new line of work or training.