[Retired Chemist]

I don't know what they've been waiting for. I've been enrolled since January 1st and it's saving me money.

[corkoman]

Gee I thought that this was supposed to be a useless program?

I don't see too much appreciation of this BENEFIT.

Why is it most folks gripe about how much trouble it is to get free money.

[Spunky]

I did lots of research on the Internet and found Humana to be the best program for my family, and also for several of my friends, based on the medications we/they take.

[RoseofTexas]

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[308MBR]

Come on folks. Get that money from your Grandkids!

No conservative could propose and support such a program, and we're paying for its passage through all these earmarks the current GOP leadership is allowing. This runaway pork is what the taxpayers have to pay pass this ludicrous package, ie "Buy off the Opposition".

The US Government...home of the Red, White and Blue Screw.

[vox humana]

What is the advantage if you already have prescription coverage under your health care plan? With my employer paid retiree Blue Cross plan, the copay is only $5.

[microgood]

The thing about pyramid schemes is the earlier you get in, the more you benefit.

[texaslil]

Acording to my agent, unless one is already paying 800.00 a year in prescriptions, no plan is of any benefit. Personally, if I was taking that much medicine, I just might off myself. and do everyone a favor.

[goodnesswins]

What's the income level that makes you ineligible for this? Just curious.

[Freee-dame]

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[mysterio]

I'm curious to know how many people who were dead set against this massive new entitlement went ahead and signed right up for it. Kind of like the dems who took the tax cuts, IMHO.

[syriacus]

officials claim the average enrollee will save about $1,100 a year.

My mother will save $250 per month, or $3000 per year.

I wish I would have checked the medicare.gov webpages sooner.

1. When I followed the steps on the medicare site, I found they were very helpful to my chosing a plan for my mother.
2. My mother would have already saved $1000, if I hadn't listened to the rumors that I would be overwhelmed at the choice of plans.

I had collected booklets from the various plans, and unsucessfully tried to compare them on my own. The medicare website helped a great deal and even helped me determine how much my mother would save on each plan.

A woman on our local TV station said that she got the same type of help by speaking on the phone to someone at medicare.

[syriacus]

Some seniors are now saving hundreds of dollars a month on medications, while others, Cusick said, are paying more into the plan than they are getting out -

Some plans only cost $100-200/year.