Medco Study: Medicare Coverage Gap Leads To Drop Off In Drug Therapy For High Cholesterol Patients; Brand Medication Users At Greatest Risk Seniors battling high cholesterol are more likely to stop taking their medications once they reach the Medicare Coverage Gap, a result that may put them at higher risk for heart attack and stroke. New research by Medco
Health Solutions, Inc.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStatement By R. M. Hayes, President, Medicare Rights Center, On Choice Of Prescription Drug And Medicare Health Plans For 2009 Once again, all across the country, people with Medicare will face for 2009 a bewildering choice of nearly 50
prescription drug plans and over 40 Medicare
health plans, including HMOs, PPOs, and private fee-for-service plans of every variety. It is a Wild West marketplace and older Americans are ripe for exploitation. Bait-and-switch tactics are in full play.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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