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Pelosi will be on to follow up her interview where she outlined her plan after the 2006 elections.

As I understand it, one part of the plan is to get rid of the new Medicare presciption thingy. This will be interesting because I am hearing more and more about this and it is turning out that, once people work through the complexities and sign up, they really, really like it, AND the cost is coming in below projections due to the competition which appears to be built into it. I even saw a piece that said that 90% of those who have signed on love the program.

"I even saw a piece that said that 90% of those who have signed on love the program."

I've just gone through this for my parents. It really is good for them. It's about as complex as buying car insurance. You should shop for a decent price, but you can also buy if from several sources (Blue Cross, Drug Stores, etc., with no hassle at all if you're willing to accept the first price with no shopping.

As I understand it, one part of the plan is to get rid of the new Medicare presciption thingy

I dont think they want to get rid of it. I think they want to eliminate the section that says the government cant negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to get a better deal on prices...or in other words, they want the gov to use its monopoly power to force the drug companies to lower prices and in one swoop end all drug research in this country. They want to fix prices at low level so they can score political points...just like the Dem congress criters who used to take senior citizens to Canada to buy their prescriptions.

"This will be interesting because I am hearing more and more about this and it is turning out that, once people work through the complexities and sign up, they really, really like it, AND the cost is coming in below projections due to the competition which appears to be built into it. I even saw a piece that said that 90% of those who have signed on love the program."

I just finished getting signed up for Medicare A and B + Supplemental and a prescription plan. I turn 65 in August and everything is set up to begin automatically.

I will save about 1000-1200/ month on health ins. And about 250/ month on drugs. Additionally, my deductible goes from $5000 to ZERO.

Now, the Medicare/Medicaid were a piece 'o cake. The prescription was ALSO.

We went to Walgreens and got the prices for each med. We also got information regarding each plan.

Then we called the lady that handled our supplemental policy and she worked up drug plans for a number of providers. The decision took less than 10 minutes and there were clear, although small, differences in the plans.

It appears we will be able to live on our $2700/month SSI checks without tapping our investments heavily. And that includes a 6-month, 10,000 mile trek in our RV to 34 states this summer.