On the recordMay 5, 2004
Last year when my mother was very ill, she had to get five prescriptions on her health care plan. I went to the pharmacist to pick up these various drugs. Three were within the plan. One cost $10, another $10 and another $11; but two were not within the formulary and so one cost $263 for 30 days and the other cost $250. Seniors can choose what prescription drug they will cover. So, for example, my mother had congestive heart failure and kidney failure, and her doctor prescribed some of the newest drugs treating those types of conditions, but those drugs were not covered by the formulary; therefore, they were paying significant dollars, and I anticipate that will be the same problem for seniors.
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