Seniors not buying *'s prescription drug scam

[CatWoman]

NEW YORK – The people at AARP are still surprised. After sending out 26,000 enrollment kits for the new Medicare prescription-drug discount card, only 400 people had signed up as of last Friday. That's right, 400. That's not a typo.

Starting this week, more than 7 million seniors could begin using the much-ballyhooed cards, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contends can save them up to 18 percent on brand-name drugs. But with more than 70 options to choose from, an Internet-based system for comparison shopping, and glitches galore, millions of eligible seniors like Mary Telsa remain cardless. "I haven't signed up ... because I don't understand how to get enrolled," says the Hollywood, Fla., senior.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0602/p03s02-uspo.html

[Supormom]

1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

:evilgrin:

PS: By the way, Catwoman, my daughters love your pictures. I have to search for your posts whenever I'm online so they can take yet another look!

[CatWoman]

3. thanks

:hi:

btw -- Atrios also had this story linked: http://www.hoeffelforsenate.com/blog/index.cfm

[MissB]

2. Now there is a shocker

70 options. Whew, that'd be pretty easy to get through. I mean, the 65+ set is really computer savvy, right? (No offense intended towards those senior citizens that are computer savvy, of course.)

*snort*

[CatWoman]

4. ....

[MissB]

5. BWAHAHAHA

Now that is funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel for my 71 year old dad. Poor guy.

[Cleita]

6. My husband's social worker says it's a POS and she can't figure it out.

It's her job to have all these insurance and govt. programs at her fingertips to guide the dialysis and transplant patients to the best plan for their circumstances.

[Forkboy]

7. My wife's a pharmacist

she's making sure everyone knows what a crock it is :)