Profits have decreased, yes, but they make billions still and have no problem paying generous salaries and bonuses to their executives. I would argue that they have much smaller capital expenditures and reinvestment costs than other industries like utilities and manufacturing.
I've had no problem so far with Medicare D plans and find the Medicare.gov site easy to navigate. Though I think that the number of options and lack of standardization is ridiculous and seems designed to confuse the average consumer. However, I know several who have had serious problems. I suggest looking at costplusdrugs.com (the site started by Mark Cuban) to see if you can get non-covered or high-cost drugs at a lower price through them. A friend's doctor has a staff member devoted to getting blood thinner medications from the UK for patients because it is much lower cost. Another friend has a high cost drug and his Walgreens pharmacy automatically applies a GoodRX discount to the drug.
Thanks for posting this. I think the down vote is unnecessary. If someone wants to post a dissenting opinion, they can. It adds zero value to have a down vote when there is no explanation for it.
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Profits have decreased, yes, but they make billions still and have no problem paying generous salaries and bonuses to their executives. I would argue that they have much smaller capital expenditures and reinvestment costs than other industries like utilities and manufacturing.
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I've had no problem so far with Medicare D plans and find the Medicare.gov site easy to navigate. Though I think that the number of options and lack of standardization is ridiculous and seems designed to confuse the average consumer. However, I know several who have had serious problems. I suggest looking at costplusdrugs.com (the site started by Mark Cuban) to see if you can get non-covered or high-cost drugs at a lower price through them. A friend's doctor has a staff member devoted to getting blood thinner medications from the UK for patients because it is much lower cost. Another friend has a high cost drug and his Walgreens pharmacy automatically applies a GoodRX discount to the drug.
Post: When $2100 is not what it appears. The Medicare Part D trap
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Being mean isn't trivial.
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In those cases it would be nice to have an ignore or block option.
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Thanks for posting this. I think the down vote is unnecessary. If someone wants to post a dissenting opinion, they can. It adds zero value to have a down vote when there is no explanation for it.
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