Feb 02 2006
Medicare Drug program problems…
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If you are on medicare and struggling with the new medication program, you may be interested in this:
WASHINGTON - Private insurers offering prescription drug coverage through Medicare should supply senior citizens with an additional 60-day supply of medicine for emergency cases, the Bush administration says.
The move will give beneficiaries more time to find alternative treatments when their plan won’t cover a prescription, or more time to file an appeal. Pharmacists had warned that the previous 30-day limit could pose significant problems for poor senior citizens and disabled patients.The new prescription drug program under Medicare began Jan. 1. In a review of the first month, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt acknowledged there were problems with the startup. “I make no excuses,” he said. “We own the problems.”
You can read the entire article here.
