Health care reform saves Michigan Medicare recipients $49M on prescriptions

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120202/BIZ/202020455/1361/Health-care-reform-saves-Michigan-Medicare-recipients-$49M-on-prescriptions

FEBRUARY 2, 2012 AT 12:02 PM
Health care reform saves Michigan Medicare recipients $49M on prescriptions
BY MELISSA BURDEN THE DETROIT NEWS


More than 84,000 Michigan residents receiving Medicare benefits saved nearly $49 million on prescriptions in 2011 under health care reform, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said Thursday.

Health care reform provided seniors with Medicare a 7 percent discount on covered generic medications when they hit the prescription drug coverage gap called the donut hole. This year, health care reform provides Medicare recipients a 50 percent discount on brand-name prescriptions and a 14 percent discount on generics.

"The Affordable Care Act is already saving money for millions of Americans with Medicare," Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary, in a statement. "As we move forward, we will close the donut hole completely and save even more money for everyone with Medicare."

Last year, Michigan residents who hit the donut hole saved an average of $582 on prescriptions, and nationally 3.6 million Americans with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on prescriptions, according to the federal government.

[liberal N proud]

1. Proving that "Obamacare" is a failure

Look at all the money the Pharacutical companies could have made.

[CAPHAVOC]

8. SCOTUS will rule it constitutional.

Thus stopping Medicare for all. Obamacare is a sorry substitute.

[liberal N proud]

9. That is why calling it Obamacare is a false statement

Conservatives in congress made healthcare reform what it is today.

Then they turned around and tagged it Obama are, just like they always do.

[CAPHAVOC]

10. OK fair enough.

All I know is that health care is no longer an "insurable" risk. So Insurance companies should not be involved in it. Let the "insure" other things. It is time for Government to run it.

[liberal N proud]

11. No argument here

Greed needs to be removed from healthcare. As long as the republicans and teabaggers have any power, things will not change.

[CAPHAVOC]

12. You got it.

I think we should go to medicare for all citizens. And make medicare better.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. Undoing the damage caused by Medicare Part D, and closing the donut hole...

Obama has "no moral compass"!!!!

[FLyellowdog]

4. What an embarrassment he is

to the Republicans!!!!!!

[jpak]

3. K&R and bookmarked - Obamacare rules

yup

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. kick for visibility!

[Kingofalldems]

6. Kick and Rec for all the little Teabaggers dropping in.....

[Grassy Knoll]

7. Memo to fox news from Roger Ailes...

Not a word of this or your fired, Shep Smith is the only one exempt, He has those pictures, ya know.