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Article: Part D? Some say D is for 'dreadful' Some seniors mystified by intricate workings of new Medicare prescription drug plan.(Series: Rx for change: Deciphering Medicare Part D)(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2006
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Byline: Marni Pyke Daily Herald Staff Writer
Part of an occasional series
A week into the federal government's new prescription drug initiative, and Bill Anderson sees it as "close to a nightmare."
Anderson, owner of Oswald's Pharmacy, a fixture in Naperville, reported pricing mix-ups, glitches with identity cards and confused customers.
It's a scenario numerous seniors and drug stores are experiencing as the Medicare Part D experiment stumbles to life.
The new plan is intended to help seniors and people with disabilities pay for their prescriptions.
As of Jan. 1, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...