hate the game not the playasharon kinsella wrote:Good heavens, I'm doin an Eisel.
I forgot to say I also have the Medicare payment statements that show the normal charge and what Medicare pays.
Also, Medicaid negotiates with drug companies on prescription costs and gets a much lower rate. I have a printout from DrugMart of all my prescription real costs and Medicaid price, printed out courtesy of DrugMart.
I received Medicaid at the beginning of my mobility crisis, when I was in a wheelchair and waiting over two years formy Social Security Disability.
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