Comments on: Prescription Advantage Cut Again http://blog.hcfama.org/2009/11/04/prescription-advantage-cut-again/ The Ultimate Massachusetts Health Care Insider Information Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Loretta Westerhoff http://blog.hcfama.org/2009/11/04/prescription-advantage-cut-again/#comment-2614 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:02:36 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=3872#comment-2614 Prior to 2019, PA was a miracle in the wildernes of escalating needs of the “elderly” poor. Stop and think about it. Today’s elderly are primarily women. Consider that these are pre equal opportunity women,stay at home moms, underpaid pink collar workers, teachers, nurses, service or factory workers; often divorced. The PA cuts are another form of negative discrimination for a cohort of women who were born, educated, and lived in the antiquated culture we seem to forget is still very real in some quarters.

]]> By: Margaret http://blog.hcfama.org/2009/11/04/prescription-advantage-cut-again/#comment-2613 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:23:15 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=3872#comment-2613 I manage my parents health care affairs and was very disappointed to receive the notices that PA will discontinue paying premiums in 2010.

I have always doubted the merits of the government mandated Part D program and this cut from Prescription Advantage basically proves it. Prior to Part D, the premiums that PA was minimal to none. Now I will have to pay approx $33/month per parent for their premiums. I truly believe the $33 is nothing more than overhead/ administrative costs. I have seen little value except for bottle necks due to PA authorizations which is timeconsuming for me and the doctors involved. What has our society become when nurses can require doctors to justify what they are prescribing to their patients??

State-funded programs like Prescription Advantage accommodate the poverty to low income groups. Those remaining citizens who can afford prescription plans will pay whether it is government mandated or not.

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