From The Heritage Foundation:

Katrina relief and recovery could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars in additional spending, driving up deficits, but still the costly new Medicare drug entitlement is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2006. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says that, in light of Katrina, America’s taxpayers cannot afford this massive […]

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WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced today that it has formed an alliance with Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreen Co., for Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDP). WellCare will make educational information available to Walgreens customers at pharmacy counters in each of Walgreens more than 4,950 retail locations nationwide. Those […]

From the Savannah Morning News:
Paying a monthly premium of about $32, as well as the first $250 of drug costs a year, doesn’t sound like affordable prescription drug coverage to Lula Mae Herron.
John Tomat’s first question for private plans: “Will they be allowed to make their premiums go up and down whenever they want?”
Bill Broker, […]

As you are probably aware, the prescription drug insurance plans under Medicare Part D are going to be offered by private companies. On October 1st, these companies are going to be allowed to begin marketing their plans to the seniors, to create product awarness for the November 15th enrollment date.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

“The […]