[Magdalen] health insurance

[Grace Cangialosi]

Yes. My doctor prescribed something that I simply couldn't afford, and when I investigated the possibility of getting a discount through a plan with with the company, I learned that folks on Medicare aren't eligible, only those with private insurance or no insurance.
So I'm stuck with something much less effective.

> On Sep 19, 2015, at 5:56 PM, "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
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> From: Grace Cangialosi
> 
>> Yeah, where did that whole "do-nut hole" thing start, anyway? I fell into it last year around October and expect to encounter it again this year.
>> It absolutely makes no sense...
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> The Bush Administration put it into the Medicare Part D legislation as a way to keep it within (some sort of) budget.
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>> And I can't imagine what folks do if they're on  expensive meds and have to pay full price for that period of time until they qualify again. I'll bet more than a >few of them have to forego the meds.
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> Yup. Part D is still a godsend for Medicare recipients, and insurance plans sometimes include drugs or at least a subset at reasonable co-pays.
> 
> But everyone else? And those notes in the Big Parma ads that proclaim "If you can’t afford your medicine . . ." is a bit disingenuous. It's rare one can get a prescription that way the first month or two, and then "financial aid" is often good for only six months or so.
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> Cheers,
> Jim