Re: Medicare (Tami)

[Guest guest]

Tami,

The article Kathy posted to you about Medicare reminded me of a question i have

for you.

Like you, i receive SSDI and Medicaid and am eligible for the new Medicare

prescription program. After a lot of research (and confusion), i decided to go with

the AARP-endorsed plan, since it covers hormones (both thyroid and female)

that i will be starting soon. However, it does not automatically cover anything

from a compounding pharmacy -- though it's possible i could get an exception

if i prove, with a doctor's backing, that i can't tolerate the binders and fillers in

the commercially-available preparations. I plan to take that route. So, my

question is: does the plan that you picked clearly say that it covers Rx's from

compounding pharmacies? If so, you're very fortunate! (And if it does, i'd like

to get the name again from you.)

Also, i just want to be sure that you're aware that, if you don't like the plan that

you picked, for whatever reason, you have the option to change to another plan

at any time. This is NOT true for people who are paying premiums. So, here's

a rare case where it pays to be poor!

I hope that you're doing better. I think your decision to start working with Dr.

Metzger is great. From everything i've heard about her approach, she's the

kind of doctor i would like to work with --- and may at some point.

Hollis

[Guest guest]

Tami, Thinking of you and came across this article today. http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/09/doctors.medicare.ap/index.html Be well, Kathy >>**IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, THANKS**>>Our HOME page is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VulvarDisorders>to search our archives, files, articles, etc.>>***