Comments on: The Medicare donut hole http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Larry Bhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82662 Larry B Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82662 Fees for services is appropriate, for those with the ability to work and earn. For those on disability due to serious mental illness, the donut hole is financial or mental doom. I facilitate a faith based support group for the seriously mentally ill and personally carry several members over the donut hole. Monthly psychotropics can cost $1500. That cost is not therapy! Fees for services is appropriate, for those with the ability to work and earn. For those on disability due to serious mental illness, the donut hole is financial or mental doom. I facilitate a faith based support group for the seriously mentally ill and personally carry several members over the donut hole. Monthly psychotropics can cost $1500. That cost is not therapy!

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82287 Anonymous Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82287 Yes it is a disaster, as is medicaid, medicare, and all other government entitlements. Yes it is a disaster, as is medicaid, medicare, and all other government entitlements.

]]> By: Evanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82283 Evan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82283 Anon 11:17:<br/><br/>Of course that logic eats itself, since before the donut hole there was zero coverage. If your argument is true, then Part D is a disaster, since previously the patients were exactly as you describe the ideal situation -- fully responsible for the whole price. Anon 11:17:

Of course that logic eats itself, since before the donut hole there was zero coverage. If your argument is true, then Part D is a disaster, since previously the patients were exactly as you describe the ideal situation — fully responsible for the whole price.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82274 Anonymous Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82274 Evan,<br/><br/>It is not the government program that is brilliant -- only the part where patients are responsible for their own treatment, in otherwords the part the government does not cover. Evan,

It is not the government program that is brilliant — only the part where patients are responsible for their own treatment, in otherwords the part the government does not cover.

]]> By: Evanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82258 Evan Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82258 That's true. And I assume that since you didn't discount the claim you at least give it the possibility of being true, correct? That’s true. And I assume that since you didn’t discount the claim you at least give it the possibility of being true, correct?

]]> By: Kevinhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82256 Kevin Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:33:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82256 I didn't call it brilliant per se, but pointed to some people who did:<br/>http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2007/12/part-d-brilliant-self-rationing.html<br/><br/>Kevin I didn’t call it brilliant per se, but pointed to some people who did:
http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2007/12/part-d-brilliant-self-rationing.html

Kevin

]]> By: Evanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82255 Evan Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/the-medicare-donut-hole.html#comment-82255 A government program that Kevin thinks might be brilliant? I'm seeing stars. A government program that Kevin thinks might be brilliant? I’m seeing stars.

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