What does the “D” in Medicare Part D stand for? It could stand for Drugs, since this is the part of Medicare that pays for prescription medications for seniors. But at this point in time, it also could stand for Deadline or Debacle. Medicare recipients must sign up for a plan to participate in Part D by May 15.
Choosing a plan has proven far more Difficult than most experts predicted, and many older people are confused. So are their adult children who are trying to help them Decide. We’ll clear away confusion over Part D to help listeners avert Disaster.
Guests: William Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst, Consumers Union, www.consumersunion.org
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He teaches health policy in the School of Medicine and the Department of Political Science. He is author of The Political Life of Medicare.
