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April 16, 2006
Disabled man finds Medicare plan no help
The 55-year-old Albany man signed up early for Medicare Part D, excited that he had found a drug plan to help him pay for medication to keep his multiple sclerosis from worsening. He filled out every piece of paperwork and made every phone call.
But after months of dizzying denials and roadblocks, Copeland has discovered, months later, that the new Medicare drug program won't work for him. A co-pay that was supposed to be $3 is at least $211 -- way more than he can afford on his modest disability pay.
Posted by Michelle at April 16, 2006 01:27 AM