And all along I thought the drug coverage was intended for the elderly.
So as to avoid a national formulary run by politicians intent on telling organized medicine and patients what they need - as opposed to letting patients, along with their doctors, pharmacists, and even nurses make choices. In part to ensure that the best possible advantage from the proven negotiating prowess of PBMs is brought to bear on the issue as opposed to government price fixing - soemthing that has never worked to the advantage of the consumer - ever.
Nurses For Bush 1136On 13 Apr 2004 17:35:08 -0700, Jonathan Smith responded to Starlight: Elder Americans are intended beneficiaries of government-subsidized prescription drug coverage envisioned under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement...
And we get the 400 dollar hammer, the 1000 dollar toilet seat and the Boeing leases that cost three times what buying the same plane would cost. With that we get hospitals closing but no control over health care cost inflation. For that we get physicians refusing Medicare aqnd Medicaid patients because it is economically untenable. No thank you. Been there, got the t-shirt.
For patients, I would think. If it's such a windfall, perhaps you'd like to invest in drug company stock?
Would you like to provide some evidence of this?
The "drug cards" are NOT provided by pharmaceutical companies. The discount cards thatbecome available in June will be managed by a selected and qualified group of PBMs.
No, that is impossible. The program is voluntary. Those with current insurance are not obligated to participate. Those without insurance will get coverage that at least reduces their costs - though they will still pay some in terms of premiuum and copays.
Becky - I might recommend that you become better informed before being so hyperctritical of what could prove to be one of the best things to happen to Medicare since its inception 35 years ago.
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