As previously stated by Senator. Debbie Stabenow,
“The enrollment numbers for the new Medicare prescription drug program are inflated and misleading…This is just one more indication that the drug benefit is not working as it was intended or as it is being portrayed.”
and Rep. Sander Levin re: ealier claims by CMS,
“That’s my objection. They’ve tried to downplay the problem of so many people not enrolling and so many people who have had gargantuan problems.“
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The AP report also mentions that veterans are being included in the tally as being signed up for Part D prescription coverage. Specifically,
3 million beneficiaries being counted as getting coverage through the Veterans Affairs Department had switched over to a private plan under Medicare Part D, so they were being counted twice
according to Mark McClellan, CMS administrator.
On another note, some of the private plans are also double counting, as, many dual-eligibles have discovered that they have been enrolled in two plans, if they have made the decision to change the original plan that they were assigned to.
So what are the actual enrollment figures?
xposted at MLW and at epm
Hi Kid..yeah, I’m wondering what the real figures are on this myself. Certainly don’t trust the government figures. My guess is they are using the dualies who are automatically signed up which I think is about 6 million or so isn’t it? And beyond that who knows. Also if so few have signed up that means the insurance companies aren’t going to have enough people enrolled for them to make money are they? As it was all about supposed huge numbers signing up for them to make their money.
My guess is they are using the dualies who are automatically signed up which I think is about 6 million or so isn’t it? And beyond that who knows.
That’s a given–the counting of dual eligibles, I mean.
Some retired federal employees are also counted, IIRC.
Senior citizens have been getting the runaround re: enrollment in this whole thing. And now vets are counted. Cute.
Seems to me that bushco is going to see that this program is portrayed as a “success” one way or another and the hell w/whoever is harmed as a result.
Know what really bugs me: Where the hell was AP during the time when the legislation was being drafted/debated? What the hell was all of the waiting for during the “enrollment” period for?
Assholes!
Wonder who is going to be next?
“They” say numbers
don’t lie
“they” don’t say (!)
numbers don’t have voices
that only people speak
that only people lie
Eddie Rosa no longer speaks.
IMO, the operative word is “reported.”
“They” say numbers
don’t lie
“they” don’t say (!)
numbers don’t have voices
that only people speak
that only people lie
that “they” leave people
to die