As many of you may know, May 15 is the deadline for beneficiaries to enroll in Medicare’s new prescription drug program. I’ve blogged about the controversial drug plan several times. According to some news stories, the plan is confusing to doctors, providers, and beneficiaries. According to others, beneficiaries aren’t as confused about the plan as politicians claim.
U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg (pictured) and Robert Menendez of New Jersey are calling for an extension of the May 15 deadline because they say the plan is confusing to beneficiaries. (Medical News Today).
Both senators sent a letter to Mike Leavitt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeking reimbursement of funds expended to provide prescription drugs to beneficiaries. Additionally, New Jersey is one of five states suing HHS for “forcing” them to help fund the drug plan.
