Word: copayments
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...depends on whom you believe. Democrats like Senator Edward Kennedy say about 6 million of the poorest and sickest elderly receive better drug benefits under Medicaid, the state-administered federal program for the poor. Under the new Medicare plan, an elderly couple earning less than $16,362 will copay only $1 to $3 per prescription, and Kennedy has argued that even such a modest amount can be a burden. Ten states currently exempt their poorest seniors from paying for drugs at all. According to a report released by Kennedy's staff, these 6 million beneficiaries "will be worse off. Their...
...became the first city in the nation to officially encourage its employees to buy prescription drugs from Canada. City workers fax or mail their prescriptions to a company in Canada; the prescriptions are filled there, and the drugs are mailed to the patients' homes. The workers get a reduced copay, and the city saves 20% to 80% on each pill. In just four months, Springfield Meds, as the program is known, has saved the town about...
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