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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / June 2004Information on Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards
Hello, I thought this group would be interested in some information about Medicare and the new prescription drug benefits that are available. If you or someone you know is on Medicare, this information may be of use to you. Medicare recipients can now sign up for a Medicare-approved drug discount card, which may save them 10-25 percent on their prescription drug expenses. In addition, low-income seniors are eligible for a credit of up to $600 on their prescription drug purchases. Please visit http://www.medicare.gov/cardinfo/18.htm to find out which discount card best meets your needs, based on the type of prescriptions you need. You can also find out if you qualify for the $600 credit. Remember, http://www.medicare.gov is your best source for information on the new Medicare prescription drug benefits. Regards, CMS Outreach onlineoutreach@cms.hhs.gov > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > CMS Outreach > onlineoutreach@cms.hhs.gov I got mine and hope to be able to use it before the Drug Companies start jacking up their prices again in response to this program. I wish I had saved the aricle I read the other day on the Federal Income reporting from Drug Companies for the year 2002. We are all led to believe that the high drug costs are due to the expense involved for research and development of new drugs. The report stated the drug companies expenses for 2002 amounted to the following (my figures may not be exact, but very close to what I remember reading). New Drug reasearch - $ 1.8 Billion Advertising - $ 4.3 Billion yes Billion. Magazines, newspapers and TV are loaded with ads for prescription drugs. What good does it do to give this info to the patient. The Dr is the one who decides what med is right for the patient's condition and he must prescribe it. And of course our Lawmakers turn a deaf ear to this waste since the Drug Companies are among the largest campaign contributors. >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >I got mine and hope to be able to use it before the Drug Companies start >jacking up their prices again in response to this program. Is it any cheaper than drugstore.com or other online sources? >I wish I had saved the aricle I read the other day on the Federal Income >reporting from Drug Companies for the year 2002. We are all led to believe [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >New Drug reasearch - $ 1.8 Billion >Advertising - $ 4.3 Billion yes Billion. Yes, research is less improtant to drug co's than advertising. Drug co management is giving heavily to the Republican Party which has helped keep drug costs high through its legislation. >Magazines, newspapers and TV are loaded with ads for prescription drugs. >What good does it do to give this info to the patient. The Dr is the one who >decides what med is right for the patient's condition and he must prescribe >it. True, but they spend heavily on marketing MDs too. >And of course our Lawmakers turn a deaf ear to this waste since the Drug >Companies are among the largest campaign contributors. Deaf ear? The money's going from the average person to wealthy executives and investors. That's the Republican party's agenda. Aloha, George >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >CMS Outreach >onlineoutreach@cms.hhs.gov Spammed by medicare/CMS. UNREAL. Your tax dollars paid for this! Drugs are cheaper in Canada but Bush and Co. made a deal with the drug co.'s make it illegal to get drugs from Canada. We can't afford 4 more years of Bush! Aloha, George ps HIPAA privacy regs give your personal medical information to CMS. >>Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > ps HIPAA privacy regs give your personal medical information to CMS. You don't "really" think the feds are breaking the rules of usenet are you? SOjo |
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