Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes
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We fear there's an overwhelming likelihood some people will be left out in the cold.
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The poorest, sickest and oldest Americans face grave risk of losing their life-saving medications once the clock strikes 12 on New Year's.
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The only way to make sense of it is to use sophisticated Web tools and make sure to follow up with the plan that seems to work for you.
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We're asking pharmacists to not only dispense medication, but to be a social worker, computer geek and probably a magician.
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Virtually all physicians - even with a small cut in payments - will still accept Medicare patients.
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The (poll) numbers suggest an abysmal program. This benefit was designed to make it impossible for consumers to understand it.
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The overwhelming bewilderment begins with the scores of competing plans that are being offered,
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Unless you have a crystal ball that guarantees you'll be healthy for the next year, you're better off signing up if you can afford it.
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The new Medicare drug benefit is 10 times more complicated than the Medicare drug discount card, ... and 10 times more important.
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That sounds better than it is in operation. Medicaid patients frequently have difficulty finding a doctor, so to expect a doctor to put the time and energy into becoming an amateur lawyer is asking a lot.
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At this point, the only reliable resource is the kindness of friends and strangers.
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The response has been tremendous. People hear it once, and they get up off the couch to buy the album.
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There's so much complexity that in a sense the people confused by the benefit are the ones who are the most knowledgeable on Medicare. And for sure, there will be many people who will be confronted with the complexity and, sadly, they will throw their hands up and give up.
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There's a thousand different forms of confusion, but almost everyone's confused.