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Voltaire2

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3. Your representative or your senator, but....
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 12:14 PM
Feb 2024

Nothing can happen in congress as it is currently structured. The house obviously will not even consider any reform to medicare that helps anyone other than the oligarchs, and the Senate republican minority will block any reform as well, even if we regain control of the house.

Under the truly awful Part D system, you have to predict what prescriptions you will require for the next year and then choose wisely from the ridiculously complicated brochures provided by the many 'competing' companies that offer Part D programs. It is even worse as your plan can change the price you pay during the time you are enrolled.

Eventually you max out your out of pocket expenses (at around $8000) including the remarkably shitty 'donut hole' phase, and then you have the luxury of paying no more than 25% of the grossly inflated list price.

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They certainly can apply the coupons NoRethugFriends Feb 2024 #1
I had a similar experience deRien Feb 2024 #4
No, they cannot. marybourg Feb 2024 #5
The pharmacy clerk tried and tried csziggy Feb 2024 #9
There's a statute that makes it illegal to use coupons with Medicare. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #13
Yes - that is what the clerk was told csziggy Feb 2024 #15
It's completely understandable. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #19
No, they cannot. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #12
Here is a fact sheet nocoincidences Feb 2024 #2
I even checked with Goodrx - my pharmacy prices are lower than most csziggy Feb 2024 #10
Your representative or your senator, but.... Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #3
I am NOT contacting my Senators or Representative csziggy Feb 2024 #11
I also think you should be able to apply the coupons gab13by13 Feb 2024 #6
That's the difference. Your Rx plan is private marybourg Feb 2024 #7
Yeah, I am using Medicare Part D csziggy Feb 2024 #8
There's a statute that makes it illegal to use coupons with Medicare. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #14
The shit that is part D is unfathomable. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #16
This particular provision was added to reduce fraud. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #22
They always do, and somehow the 'unintended' side effects generally line the pockets of oligarchs. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #24
I have medicare part D, and have often used GoodRx. NoRethugFriends Feb 2024 #17
That's OK because it's not billed to Medicare. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #18
Wow. That's a really screwed up system NoRethugFriends Feb 2024 #20
Here's the tricky part. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #21
Thank you for the explanation! NoRethugFriends Feb 2024 #23
Unfortunately since I am a private Medicare user csziggy Feb 2024 #30
Its appalling that we have to deal with all this crap mumbo jumbo. IcyPeas Feb 2024 #25
I was all set to use coupons XanaDUer2 Feb 2024 #26
There are industry-sponsored patient assistance programs The Blue Flower Feb 2024 #27
Apparently those are not available to Medicare csziggy Feb 2024 #29
Pharmaceutical prices are out of control. pandr32 Feb 2024 #28
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