There is a coverage gap from $2250 to $5100 (that's insurance plan AND consumer cost totaled). My father's 'retirement health benefits' have been dumped now that he 'is on medicare and has drug coverage'. So he worked for 40 years at a place, staying sometimes just because of the good retirement package and now he has a $3600 out of pocket (not including the plan fee and co-pays and the drugs that AREN'T coverered he has to pay for).
Thanks Medicare Part D.
Yeah, still tweaks to be worked out for sure. But this rule change is a good start by Bush, and all the Republicans who went back to their districts to encourage seniors to sign up before the deadline will help get things moving with the program.