MEDICARE DRUG CARDS: Analysts Dissect The Drug Card
Will they save seniors money?Are they a waste of money? The reviews are mixed.
The Medicare prescription drug discount card program officially began June 1, but whether that's a good thing is a debatable point.
Not surprisingly, the issues raised by Rx program were front and center at a June 1 health reporters'break-fast featuring Marilyn Moon of the American Institutes of Research, Project Hope Senior Fellow Gail Wilensky and Commonwealth Fund Vice President Tricia Neuman.
Are the discounts 'real'? Left-leaning analysts tend to think that the discounts are more window dressing than a real response by pharmaceutical companies...
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