Medisucks Part D: Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
From USA Today, of all places:
“They are poor or near-poor, old, disabled or both. Some have cancer or AIDS, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, spinal cord injuries or multiple sclerosis. Others have lists of medications as long as the alphabet.
“They’re paying more for their drugs, perhaps as little as $1 per prescription, but often thousands of dollars a year. Some buy on credit without knowing how they’ll pay it off. Others scrimp on food and utilities or rely on the charity of family and friends.
“When things get really bad, they space out their pills or injections, risking medical setbacks. They lose weight or swell up or get nauseated. Some wind up in emergency rooms.
“They are the people that Medicare’s new prescription-drug program has hurt, rather than helped.”
I’m glad some media outlets are keeping this in the news.
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liz | 11:44 AM | Uncategorized
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