Starting in 2014, the exchange will make it easier for individuals and small businesses to compare plans and buy health insurance on the private market.

Go to www.Medicare.gov to compare plans and find one that fits your needs.

Medicare also has information on quality to help you compare plans.

She urged employees to compare plans based on their annual use of prescription drugs and doctor visits.

Compare plans based on quality ratings, benefits covered, costs, and more.

Take your time in deciding and compare similar plans.

Before trying to compare plans, make a list of your drugs, including the dosage of each.

They can compare plans within a client's health maintenance organization and make recommendations for changes.

"Increasingly, information is being developed with the idea that it is very, very important for patients to be able to compare plans."

Advocates for the elderly worry that beneficiaries will be even more confused when they try to compare private plans in 2006.