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To: Suma who wrote (10619)	2/2/2006 1:23:47 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541702

Suma....Why and how would this be? A lot of seniors will end up paying more than previously ... ?? What were seniors doing before the Rx plan was available? Did they have other insurance? Or what? They don't have to use the government plan, do they? Or is it that some people think there is a 'free lunch' and again are disappointed to see it "ain't so..." Remember when the early immigrants to this country thought the streets were actually paved with gold? Well, maybe it was true....BUT one had to work and work hard, to find a nugget. "There ain't no free lunch."

To: Suma who wrote (10619)	2/2/2006 9:14:01 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541702

A lot of seniors will end up paying more than previously and the plan is so confusing that even the druggists don't know how to interpret it. It's certainly confusing. My mother is in a nursing home and my youngest brother takes care of her finances. He's been working his way through the intricacies of the prescription benefit stuff. He calls or e-mails about once a week about it and you can just feel the steam. He gets really hot about the unnecessary stuff, the confusing stuff, the harassing stuff.