Drug benefit in Medicare still a struggle
The variety in companies and difference in plans is where the problems arise, and some people didn’t sign up for fear of making the wrong choice. “You want to make it clear and less stressful and it’s not,” Heimberg said. “It’s been challenging for everyone.”
“A lot of prescriptions are not covered in their plan or they will be covered one month and not be covered the next,” Heimberg said. “You’re taking a vulnerable population and putting them in a vulnerable place.”
Within the confusion Heimberg sees a positive. “It seems like a small step toward Nationwide health care.” And Harrison follows that same thought with an idea for the future. “I would like to see a plan where it’s a simple single payer system with prices set by the government, where everyone knows what is covered.”
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