The in's and out's of the complicated new addition to Medicare. With so much discussion about which provider groups will benefit the most from the new legislation, the most overlooked part of the bill may be its central feature: the prescription-drug benefit itself.
Here's how the Rx benefit will work:
Between the idea and the reality falls ... the discount card. As in previous versions of the legislation, to tide beneficiaries over until drug plans launch in 2006, the bill will offer Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount cards for all. Sponsors say that the cards would yield between 15 percent...
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