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Physician Discusses The Confusing Aspects Of Medicare Part D

August 9th, 2011 by Stanley Feld, M.D. in Health Policy, Opinion
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I have discussed Medicare Part B and Part F in recent blogs. A reader asked about Medicare Part D:

Dr. Feld

“Please discuss Medicare Part D, the drug benefit plan available to seniors. It is very complicated and completely confusing to me.

My physician gave me a prescription for Levequin 500 mg once a day for 10 days. The pharmacist told me it would cost me $330 dollars. Medicare Part D would pay an additional $110 dollars for a total of $440 dollars.

I asked the pharmacist if there was a generic equivalent. The answer was yes. It cost $10 dollars.

This is unconscionable. It is highway robbery.

Sincerely

a.g.”

Several issues are presented in this readers note. It is essential to understand these issues. The issues are an indictment against government “controlled” programs. Read more »

*This blog post was originally published at Repairing the Healthcare System*

Social Network Keeps Seniors Connected

July 26th, 2011 by Medgadget in News, Research
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Care Innovations, a joint venture between GE and Intel, has released Connect, a service designed to address social isolation in seniors.

Connect software runs on a touch screen device and features social networking, as well as health management and reporting tools. The system has been undergoing a successful user trial at a nursing home in Michigan since last year.

More about Connect from the announcement: Read more »

*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*