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	<title>Medicare and More &#187; part d tucson</title>
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		<title>Why is Part D so complicated?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/03/20/why-is-part-d-so-complicated-2/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/03/20/why-is-part-d-so-complicated-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I met with a client who is turning 65 in June. He is a doctor, and this doctor was amazed by how complicated Medicare Part D drug coverage is. As I explained how Part D drug coverage works, the doctor asked, &#8220;Why is this so complicated?&#8221; I told him I usually find myself apologizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Part D:  Should you pick a plan with a deductible?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/11/19/medicare-part-d-should-you-pick-a-plan-with-a-deductible/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/11/19/medicare-part-d-should-you-pick-a-plan-with-a-deductible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should you choose a Part D plan with a deductible? Most clients&#8217; eyes glaze over as I explain how the deductible works.  And I&#8217;ve gotten calls from clients who forgot about the deductible in their Part D plan and wondered why they paid such a high price for a drug. I have quite a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage: Annual Election Period is near</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/09/18/medicare-advantage-annual-election-period-is-near/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/09/18/medicare-advantage-annual-election-period-is-near/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare aep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare annual election period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare annual enrollment period]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan or Part D, please pay attention.  The Annual Election Period (also called the Open Enrollment Period) begins on October 15th and ends on December 7th.  During this period, you can fill out paperwork to change your Advantage plan or Part D plan. Your new coverage begins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part D and Lipitor: the cost for Medicare and seniors</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/07/16/part-d-and-lipitor-the-cost-for-medicare-and-seniors/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/07/16/part-d-and-lipitor-the-cost-for-medicare-and-seniors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigna medicare advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lipitor generic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d co-pays]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=782</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I wrote about Lipitor generic costs recently, I got some interesting emails. One was from Marian in Phoenix who questioned why she couldn&#8217;t get the generic through her Part D plan. Another was from an organization called Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT). I had a long talk with Dave Marley, the president [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lipitor generic available. Is your Part D plan saving you money?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/07/14/lipitor-generic-available-is-your-part-d-saving-you-money/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/07/14/lipitor-generic-available-is-your-part-d-saving-you-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atorvastatin cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lipitor generic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d help]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you moved from Lipitor to its generic, Atorvastatin? Until June, many Part D plans (and employer plans) did not allow people to get the generic. Since June 1, things have changed and the price for Atorvastatin has dropped from over $100 for a one-month supply (10 mg) to $17.00 &#8211; the price at Costco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lipitor has gone generic. Or has it?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/07/09/lipitor-has-gone-generic-or-has-it/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/07/09/lipitor-has-gone-generic-or-has-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atorvastatin cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigna medicare advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lipitor generic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d tucson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about the generic replacement for Lipitor and the large pricing discrepancy among Part D plans for Atorvastatin.  One Part D plan charges an $8 co-pay for Atorvastatin while most other plans charge $43 or more. The retail value is reported by the insurance companies as between $90 and $100. At Costco, Atorvastatin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Part D: Are you being ripped off?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/06/12/medicare-part-d-are-you-being-ripped-off/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/06/12/medicare-part-d-are-you-being-ripped-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d ripoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d scams]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=746</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Imagine what it would be like if a grocery store never displayed the price of anything. And the price you&#8217;re charged might be totally different from the price the next customer is charged for the same product. In fact, suppose you couldn&#8217;t even pick your own groceries.&#8221;  This is how drugs are sold to people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part D Problem:  How much should eye drops cost?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/11/08/part-d-problem-how-much-should-eye-drops-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/11/08/part-d-problem-how-much-should-eye-drops-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona medicare advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[azacite problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d arizona]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A client of mine sent me an email about a problem he ran into with his Part D coverage. The problem involves his prescription for Azacite, which comes in the form of eye drops. Eye drops, or any liquid medication that is measured by &#8220;drops&#8221;, can present problems because the actual number of doses can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Part D: Arizona plan star ratings are available</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/10/15/medicare-part-d-arizona-part-d-plan-star-ratings/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/10/15/medicare-part-d-arizona-part-d-plan-star-ratings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d star ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d changes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[part d tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is part d?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why is part d so complicated?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=568</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I looked up Part D drug plans for Arizona on Medicare.gov to find out how many stars they get. For 2012, there will be 30 Part D plans available in Arizona, and most of them get 2.5 or 3 stars, which is average. The star ratings go from 1 to 5, five being the best. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage: Changes for 2012</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/09/26/medicare-advantage-changes-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/09/26/medicare-advantage-changes-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona medicare advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare annual enrollment period]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare open enrollment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most seniors seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage and Part D have already received mailings from their plans documenting how their coverage will change for 2012.  From what I have learned thus far, changes for plans in Arizona are not major, but costs for seniors will be higher in 2012. Co-pays in many Medicare Advantage plans [...]]]></description>
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