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"Ex-corrections officer Donna Dennis' only nod to softness was the baby aspirin she took daily. The nail-tough 69-year-old began taking the tiny pink pills when she reached the Medicare coverage gap, or "doughnut hole," and could no longer afford her prescribed blood thinner."
Many Oklahomans find their drug costs dangerous in Medicare gap | NewsOK.com
Seeded on Sat Apr 3, 2010 7:17 AM EDT
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Like many Medicare recipients who fall into the coverage gap, she gave up her prescription drug for several months because she couldn’t afford to pay hundreds of dollars.
But in November, it almost cost Dennis her life.
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#1 - Sat Apr 3, 2010 7:19 AM EDTThis is a bad place to be in when you are a senior citizen! If you need prescription drugs, yet cannot afford them, what are you to do?
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This is why when one is younger you should save and have money for the future. We all have two main problems. Either we live too long or die too soon.
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#2 - Sat Apr 3, 2010 8:57 AM EDTUnfortunately, not everyone is able to save for the future. It would be ideal if everyone could, but when there are things that happen beyond a person's control, it can ruin any plan that they had for saving, and at that point all they can do is try to do the best that they can just to live...
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I will agree that not everyone can save but that is a very small per cent. Most choose not to save. Just take a look around and see what Americans spend their money on. We have a horrible savings rate in our country. We are then led by a government that spends money with wreckless abandon.
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#3 - Sat Apr 3, 2010 10:41 AM EDTI agree! I used to always save all the change I got out of cash money...it adds up fast!
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