[TomGuy]

If you read the article, it is more of a PR piece than anything. It says 3.5 million seniors have enrolled. Well, AARP membership is nearly 40 million seniors.

The pill program is a boondoggle, and most seniors know the Prescription Drug cards part of it is a scam.

[Mrs. P]

Working with her pharmacist and participating in drug company programs has saved much more for my mother then any card could do. She gets four of her medications directly from the drug manufacturer in some type of assistance program, the government doesn't have anything to do with it. A nurse at her doctor's office helps her apply for this assistance.

She could save 14 dollars per year by enrolling in one of the drug card programs. The cards cost from 10 to 35 dollars or so.