Confusion greets drug-plan sign-up; Legislators, consumer groups balk at Medicare Part D

MarketWatch.com (by Dow Jones) ^ | 11/15/2005 | Kristen Gerencher

[wolfcreek]

If few sign up for the plan, do We still have to pay for it?

[SierraWasp]

Yeah, partly, or I should say mostly. The Medi/Medi people (those on both Medicare & Medicaid... the poor) will not have to choose anything or pay anything and if you are above 150% of the Federal poverty level, you'll have to choose a plan and will get a subsidy based on your level of income to help you pay for some of it.

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[djreece]

The government has outdone itself with this disaster. RINOs who tried to out-Democrat the Democrats have once again given a political opening to the Democrats.

[Kay]

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[Just4now]

According to the HHS guy I saw on the boob tube the other night, if they don't sign up the government will automatically pick a plan for them.

Don't know where you get your the sky is falling mind set, but the only time the government will pick a plan for you is if you are on Medicaid. Even then you have the opportunity to change to a plan that is more favorable to you.