If they want docs to offer them choices, maybe they should tell their docs that. If they truly can’t afford it have them call Montel and if they are skipping meds how can you not tell your doc or pharmacist.

In my house, if you don’t A-S-K, you don’t G-E-T.

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Certainly the donut hole is an issue; fortunately only a smaller percentage of senior actually do fall into the donut. As you may know, the poorest of seniors don’t have a donut hole and the majority of the rest don’t spend enough to reach it. The author, in her update, seems to imply that there are all of these extraordinary costs associated with the benefit. However, the bottom line is that most senior, particularly those with high drugs costs are spending less today than they did prior to the benefit’s implementation in 2006 yet getting more prescriptions.

Should seniors be mindful of drugs costs–absolutely. But, I think the authors have an underlying agenda to cast dispersions on the the Part D benefit, although to-date, the benefit is working far better than predicted.

For better or worse, the researcher wrote us to explain why she believes the data is relevant today. For those who didn’t realize, we’ve included her reply and labeled it UPDATE No. 2. Curious to hear any further thoughts from one and all.

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