who designed the new Medicare prescription drug plan?
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greedy government officials and the greedy drug companies that own the greedy government officials.object? poverty enforcement!
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And here is a book put out by those who have come up with the plan of action......by the way Bush was instrumental in organizing this commission.\n\nGo down on the left to the PDF link to read it yourself.....\n\n(((("nonalcoholic2", there is your proof, if you care to read it.))))
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I THINK This is what you want\n\nBill Campbell\nInterim Commissioner\n\nBill Campbell has been named Interim Commissioner of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR). Campbell had been Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration at TDMHMR since April 2000, after joining the agency in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer. Campbell takes over from Commissioner Karen F. Hale.
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the FDA, the senators, and the doctors who work with the FDA profit from this. the FDA sold out a long time ago but now i'm actually starting to see change there. major news networks are actually doing stories on certain drugs and their harmful effects with out plugging some other drug at the same time. this wouldn't have happened even a year ago.
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I know the commercial. It's Partnership for Prescription Assistance!! \n\n www.pparx.org
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Are you thinking of the plan that Montel Williams has been endorsing?  They have been playing the commercial like crazy here in California....\n\nHere is the link to their website: http://www.urbanmecca.com/artman/publish...\n\nThe Partnership for Prescription Assistance (toll-free, 1-888-4PPANOW; http://www.pparx.org) is the only source that provides a single point of access to the more than 475 patient assistance programs, which include more than 180 programs offered by the pharmaceutical industry.
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Powerful! George Bush!\nHis plan is awesome, it just gets kicked around by Congress and Senate and it never comes out the way he wants it!  \nIt takes forever for anything to happen after a decision is made by The Man.  By the time something is done so many people have put their finger in the pie it is not worth eating!
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No benzodiazepines are covered under any Medicare part D plan.  These include xanax, lorazepam and many others.
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In general you would package the medicine from the information on the prescription, type up the label (or enter it in the computer for a printout), and prepare the billing for the customer copay and the insurance pay.\n\nIn addition you would also ask the patient if they had any allergies that you would verify as not being a factor for the new medicine. You might call the doctor if the old prescription was expired. You would also talk about any side-effects if it was a new prescription. You would also answer any questions the patient had (and make sure they understood the directions on when and how to take the medicine).
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great old physicians and surgeons made it\nlike avi cenna.
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What an area you live in.  I live here, too and this area is heavily monitored by the VA state police, DEA and FBI for these doctors who over prescribe.  They watch EVERY prescription for narcotics.  Every single one.  Who gets it, how many, from how many doctors and how many patients the doctor are writing them for.
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Products and services bought by the federal government under medicare go through a progression of reducing price schedules of the life of the product or service.\n\nFor example - lasik surgery was reimbursed at approx $2,700/eye in 1992.  Today it is reimbursed at about $600/eye.\n\nAnother reason is that most reimbursement contracts under insurance companies have a most favored clause meaning that they are only obligated to pay whatever the lowest price is being paid for a particular product/service by any other insurance company or provider.  Medicare is almost always the litmus test for lowest provider.  Though it is not always enforced, primarily due to other contractual obligations with large employers, it is open for enforcement at any time.\n\nIf Medicare had extremely low pricing on a very high volume product/service and which insurance companies where not restricted by employer contracts (prescriptions for example!!!) you know damn well the insurance companies would jump all over enforcing their most favor provision and the pharmaceutical industry would be bankrupt in a week.\n\nThere usually is a little more to it than what appears in the headlines or which Katie Couric has time to explain.  \n\nTo convey what I just said to people who are to stupid to fill out a punch card ballot is like expecting them to use a touch screen voting machine.
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If you medicare rx plan is also referred to as "Medicare Part D" and you just signed up for this plan as most medicare recipients have done then you may not be able to terminate your plan until November.\n\nAccording to medicare.gov\n\n"Generally if you join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, you can only change plans under certain circumstances. You can choose to switch your current plan from November 15 through December 31 of every year.\n\nEnrollment is generally for the calendar year. In certain cases, such as if you move or enter a nursing home, you can switch your plan at other times.\n\nIf you have both Medicare and Medicaid, you can change plans at any time."
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The coverage gap, occurs when the prescription drug costs reach $2250 (in most cases.) The drug plan pays 75% and the beneficiary pays the other 25%.  During the coverage gap, the beneficiary is responsible for 100% of their drug costs, but after they spend $3600 out of pocket the plan pays 95% and the beneficiary pays 5%.\n\nThere are a few prescription plans that do not have a coverage gap.  \n\nNo plan is perfect, but for people that have no drug coverage at all, Medicare does help.  People on Medicaid and Medicare still pay very little for their meds.\n\nI am a Medicare customer service rep, so all I hear are complaints. People never call up and say that they are happy with their drug plan...
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You can talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this.  When you get your new prescription there should be a document attached to it that tells about all side effects along with the rate of occurrence.
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Litigation doctors or patient or Gov.??\n\nwhat we need is enlightenment
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Yes it does.  I actually offer that part d plan to most of my patients.  It covers a wide range of medication which is beneficial to you the patient and also allows you to fill a 90 days supply of medication, so you only pay your copay every 3 months.\n\nHumana has a lot of drug restrictions and limits the patient to 30 days supplies on most meds.  Some expensive  brand name drugs are not covered without a Prior Authorization, which has to be submitted by your physician.\n\nYou can go to www.medicare.gov and check out the formulary finder.  Input all of the medication you are taking and the website will give you a list of which Part D plans cover all/most of your medications.\n\nBy far from my experience the AARP plan is one of the better of these part d plans.  Stay away from Sierra Health and Cigna.