Problems with Medicare Drug Program

In the next weeks, members of the administration will be out in public relating good news about the Medicare Drug Program. Unfortunately, they won't be telling the truth. Problems are persisting with the program. Some seniors and disabled have been denied their medications. States and individual pharmacies will be left holding the bag, and eventually, the taxpayer. Here is a roundup of some of the articles regarding the screw-ups:

LA Times: Medicare Drug Plan Looks Like a Scam
PBS: Troubles With Medicare Prescription Drug Program
LD News: Drug-Benefit Mix-Up to Cost State $12 million
San Luis Obispo Tribune: Medicare Won't Reimburse States for Emergency Drug Costs
Today's THV: Botched Medicare Drug Program Costs Arkansas $1.5 million
Detroit News: Medicare Drug Program Launches to Host of Problems
Shreveport Times: Medicare Drug Program Causing Problems
MSNBC.com: Dealing with Medicare Drug Benefit Problems
NY Times: Medicare Woes Take High Toll on Mentally Ill

If you have an elderly parent, relative, neighbor, or friend, please check on them to make sure that they have been able to get their medication.


Update: Frist goofs----(Yahoo News)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told Republican Party activists on Friday night that
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito was the "worst nightmare of liberal Democrats.

Frist, a Tennessee Republican, made the remark to fellow Republicans during a private tour he gave them of the Senate chamber when the Senate was not in session.

Frist was not available for comment following his remarks....