Starting Nov. 15, seniors can begin signing up for Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit, which starts Jan. 1. But there are many plans to choose from and factors to consider before enrolling. Here are some resources to help you better understand whether the new drug plan is good for you.

¢ Medicare has experts available to answer questions over the phone at (800) MEDICARE. Or you can get information from the agency’s Web site, www.medicare.gov.

¢ Medicare Access for Patients RX, a coalition that helps beneficiaries with special needs, has launched a Web site with information on the government’s new drug plan. Go to www.maprx.info.

¢ The Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care policy group based in Menlo Park, Calif., offers information about the Medicare drug plan on its Web site at www.kff.org/medicare.