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11-11-2010, 03:18 PM | #11 | |||
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if you read the recommendations of the deficit commission which came out yesterday you havent seen anything yet as far as cuts to social security and medicare also medicaid while cutting corporate taxes 9%. stay informed. contact your elected officials to advocate for your own future well being.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Kitty (11-11-2010) |
11-11-2010, 03:39 PM | #12 | |||
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11-11-2010, 06:56 PM | #13 | ||
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With a new political house in place, I have a feeling we are going to see a lot of cuts. Smaller government, bigger government we just can't agree on which is better. All I know is when they speak of smaller government a lot of programs that help the sick, elderly and indigent seem to get cut. The Social Security administration has it's work cut out, with millions of baby boomers getting ready to enter the retirement world. What to cut and not to cut is going to become a major topic.
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11-12-2010, 07:23 AM | #14 | ||
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I am appauled that the dr would charge you for samples. I agree with lefthanded...report him. I know it is so hard to find a new doc that you like, but this one is not a good one. On top of what you are already dealing with, he wants to charge you for samples? Crazy.
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11-12-2010, 10:43 PM | #15 | ||
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http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10024.html#facts Who can get Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D)? Anyone who has Medicare hospital insurance (Part A) or medical insurance (Part B) or a Medicare Advantage plan (Part C) is eligible for prescription drug coverage (Part D). Prescription insurance is optional, and you pay an additional monthly premium for the coverage. How much will your survivors get? Your survivors receive a percentage of your basic Social Security benefit—usually in a range from 75 to 100 percent each. However, there is a limit to the amount of money that can be paid each month to a family. The limit varies, but is generally equal to about 150 to 180 percent of your benefit rate. |
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11-12-2010, 11:38 PM | #16 | ||
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11-13-2010, 01:02 AM | #17 | ||
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The institute recommended that doctors stop giving free drug samples to patients unless the patient was poor and the doctor could continue to provide the medicine to the patient for little or no cost. By contrast, many free drug samples go to patients with insurance coverage or to doctors and their families, the report said. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/he...cy/29drug.html |
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11-13-2010, 10:07 AM | #18 | ||
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[I didn't know what my doctor was doing was wrong until recently. I was pretty desperate, and picked the lesser of two evils. When I went in the donut hole, he charged $1,500 per year, and he would give me all the medications from his samples for the rest of the year. I did this for two years. I usually went in the donut hole in july, where medicade part D ran out. The cost of those same drugs through walgreens would have been tripple that amount, so I saved some money. He got money for samples. I was dumb and only knew that I really did need my medicines. Now I just feel bad or mad at the situation I was in. The samples didn't include my pain med.I had a correct scrips for that. So each month I paid for that OTP.
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06-21-2011, 09:53 AM | #19 | ||
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I personally have begun to ration and change my drugs to avoid the donut hole. My most expensive drug is Pentasa, which runs about $750 a month if I take it full strength, putting me in the donut hole before summer begins. I have actually told my gastroenterologist I plan to wean myself off of it, because it is one of those they can't tell if it really helps or not! On top of that, many people with my medical issues do not take it at all and get by quite nicely. It is also one that the drug company keeps "tweaking" the formula on so that they can get the patent renewed, and keep jacking the price up . . . or I could get it in generic form, as it has been around for a long time.[/QUOTE]
I am in the same predicament w/Pentasa. Use Canada from May; however, the drugs get lost or are very much delayed. I want to be able to cut back. Have u been successful in that. The Crohn bloggers say one cannot cut back. My original gastro said I could, but this new guy says, "no". I do not have a severe case and have resisted all other drugs the docs would have me take with great success. I cannot pay $795 a month. If you are still blogging, let me know. Thanks en |
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