Amy Bernstein
Amy Bernstein
item medicare program
There has never been a new item in Medicare as big as this prescription drug program and its components.
fast increasing leveling rapidly
Things are getting better, but they're not getting better as fast as they used to be. It's not leveling off, but it's not increasing as rapidly as we like.
dual eligible month people plans switch
People who are dual eligible have the right to switch Part D plans every month without penalty.
cost issue life quality
One issue is, what are they going to cost and the other is, what is their quality of life going to be.
affect group happens
What happens to this group is very important because it's going to affect every other group.
health risk starting
They are really at risk because they are starting to have health problems.
early meeting plus year
For some people, meeting a $250 deductible, plus a new monthly premium, early in the year may be tough.
baby call direction experience factors looking obesity risk shows vanguard wrong
I call them the vanguard of the Baby Boomers. Looking at their experience shows that risk factors like obesity and hypertension are going in the wrong direction and things are being squeezed.