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Saturday, November 25, 2006Despite seniors' early frustrations due to system glitches and often-confusing choices, polls indicate the taxpayer-subsidized drug insurance now is more popular among beneficiaries. Monthly premiums are lower than the government had forecast, and more private insurers than expected are offering the plans. "It's working better than ... I thought possible," says former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, in an interview. "Why change something that's working?" I suspect those polls are old. My sense was that at first, when the newspapers were clamoring about how the whole program was too complicated for old folks, my Medicare patients were very happy with it. They either no longr had to pay the whole cost out of pocket or they were getting better coverage than their insurance company gave them. (Those whose insurance companies already offered better deals didn't have to switch.) But now, most people have entered that crazy "donut" period and have to pay their own drug costs. They aren't happy any longer. posted by Sydney on 11/25/2006 10:27:00 AM 2 comments 2 Comments:
"have to pay their own drug costs. They aren't happy any longer"
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"But now, most people have entered that crazy "donut" period"
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