I pay $296 a month too-starting in September. It is a huge amount for me to
pay and was wondering how Medicare would go with the scripts. The letter I
got said I had to do nothing since I am Medicaid/care eligible. I will be
getting a letter sometime telling me what I wiill need to do. I hope it
works better for my mom who pays full price for her meds right now. She got
one the other day and I saw the cost--$90! Her insurance has a high--oh,
can't think of it, durn brain burps!!--so is useless. She is on Medicare,
but will have to see whzt category she winds up in as she is married and
they are retired.
Just some thoughts.
Dana and Rocco
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lori Michaelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Quad" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BEWARE ... It gets scarier
At 12:25 PM 7/29/2005, Lori Michaelson wrote:
Ya... this "new plan" is so convaluted that you KNOW it was thought up my
the government!!!
Medicaid recipients have a whole new thing to look into and the
application for help is outrageous and the
out-of-pocket costs are outrageous too! The way it's set up... EVERYONE
will fall through the cracks!
I read these articles and it didn't sound complicated to me. Since I am
currently dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid will automatically be
deemed eligible for low-income subsidies. Because my income is more than
$9,570 but less than $12,920 I will have a co-pay $2/generic
$5/brand-name.
So I will be paying $12 monthly for the 3 prescriptions. I already pay
$276
monthly "spend-down" to qualify for Medicaid so the $12 will count toward
that. Bottom line, no more out-of-pocket expense than what I have now.
Fact Sheet on Low-Income Assistance Under the Medicare Drug Benefit -
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/medicare/7327.cfm
Low-Income Subsidies for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: The
Impact
of the Asset Test - Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/medicare/7304.cfm
Guess I'll find out in a few months.
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Jim Lubin
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Bothell, WA, USA
http://makoa.org/jim
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