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Updated: 03/18/2009 07:45:46 PM EDT
Prescription drugs are essential to the health and well being of most seniors. Yet these medications can be prohibitively expensive without prescription drug coverage.
That's why it is so important that every eligible senior without prescription drug insurance sign up for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
Medicare Part D drug coverage is easy to join and easy to use, and is open to everyone who qualifies for traditional Medicare that covers doctors and hospital visits.
It covers a wide variety of brand name and generic medications -- meaning that we can choose the medication that works best for us without fear of being denied benefits. And the savings is real -- an average of $1,200 per year for the average beneficiary.
Let's face it, as we get older, our health care needs increase while our budgets tend to get tighter. Whether it is to treat high cholesterol or osteoporosis, most of us will have to routinely take prescription medications as we age. Fortunately, Medicare now helps seniors cope with the costs.
Medicare Part D makes sure that these drugs are affordable, while offering a choice of plans and options that fit one's individual needs. That helps seniors, and their loved ones, breathe easier.
Martha Burr
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