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Article: Medicare Part D wins over skeptics as deadline looms.
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- San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA)
- Article date:
- May 10, 2006
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Byline: Araceli Esparza
May 10--Elizabeth Garcia is looking out for her health. Aside from joining a fitness class at the Neighborhood Center in Santa Fe Springs, Garcia also has signed up for Medicare Part D coverage to make sure she continues to receive her necessary medicines.
The 73-year-old Santa Fe Springs resident said she now has a $3 co-payment for each of her prescriptions; and although she previously had no co-pay under Medi-Cal drug coverage, the amount hasn't put a dent in her pocketbook.
"I don't take that much medicine," she said.
Like Garcia, an estimated 3.8 million Californians have enrolled in drug plans since ...