Healthcare law has saved seniors $460M on drugs, HHS says

[babylonsister]

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Healthcare law has saved seniors $460M on drugs, HHS says
By Sam Baker


Seniors have saved more than $460 million on prescription drugs because of healthcare reform, the Health and Human Services Department said Thursday.

As part of the reform law, the pharmaceutical industry agreed to offer a 50 percent discount for brand-name prescription drugs in the Medicare “doughnut hole” — the coverage gap in which seniors pay for their drugs out of pocket.

Nearly 900,000 seniors have received that discount, at a total savings of $461 million, according to HHS.

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Separately, HHS said 17 million seniors have received at least one preventive healthcare service without a co-pay. The healthcare law eliminated co-pays for many preventive services under Medicare and will ultimately do the same for private insurance.

[Frustratedlady]

1. You won't hear about this on MSM. EOM

[flamingdem]

2. I didn't know about this, good news nt

[Worried senior]

3. I wasn't happy about Medicare part D being passed

but I've been on it for two years now and even with the costs involved I have saved a good deal of money. I take Advair, without insurance it can cost $250.00/mo at my pharmacy, with insurance I pay $37.00/mo. That makes a difference,could not afford it otherwise.

[Supersedeas]

7. Nope not a words from the Big Insurance chop shops

[bigdarryl]

4. and you see NOTHING!!! in the news media about this.OH I FORGOT its good news

and the media can't have the President having good news there ASSHOLES!!!

[swilton]

5. Gee the savings on prescription drugs

(if I needed any) may compensate for the extra $360/ year I have to pay my insurance company for premium increases since Obama care.

[FrenchieCat]

6. What's Obamacare?

I thought only freepers assholes talked like that!

[vaberella]

8. And DUers who hate the President. n/t

[CakeGrrl]

9. A lot of DUers have adopted RW talking points. They're starting to

sound alike.

[uponit7771]

10. OBAMA IS TEH CORPORATIST!!!!!