The devil is in the D tales. While politicians squabble, physicians and pharmacists are forced to advise seniors on Part D despite being unprepared.
The enrollment period for Medicare Part D ended on May 15, but the controversy is far from over. While politicians bickered, pharmacists and physicians like Jeffrey Kerr, left, have been forced to play the role of adviser to confused patients--a role doctors aren't sure they are prepared to fill because of their own lack of resources about the benefit. "We've had to do a lot of this work ourselves," Kerr says.
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