Medicare Part D
In the September-October 2008 issue of Mother Jones magazine, there’s an article by James Ridgeway about Medicare part D, the prescription drug benefit. Mr. Ridgeway is a respected journalist and author, with book and movie credits. Although his article has no new information, it does describe his own tribulations both in selecting the best plan for himself, and the way in which part D was devised, which led him into the dreaded “donut hole” where the benefit stopped offering any benefits.
While the article doesn’t offer much in the way of useful advice, it’s wonderfully reassuring. If Mr. Ridgeway could have these problems, then anybody can.