Seniors pay more for Zoloft
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| Topics: Congress, elderly, Medicare, medication, politics
Seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D will pay $369 more for five medications, including Zoloft, according to a study conducted by Consumers Union. Roughly 75 percent of the private insurance plans in Medicare Part D announced hikes for the coming year. Another study released this week, from Annals of Internal Medicine, examined a single pharmacy chain. Results from this national pharmacy indicate out-of-pocket costs had dropped and utilization had increased. Currently, Medicare is prevented from negotiating over price, which Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark) hopes a bill (HR 3932) he introduced in October, 2007, will eliminate. It does not appear to have bi-partisan support and the 28 co-sponsors are all Democrats.
