Sunday, July 15, 2007

Wal Mart is offering 124 generic drugs (covered drugs available here ) at $4 for a month's supply. Today's news features people tripping over themselves describing how this really isn't that big of a deal . Criticisms range from the fact that it will 'only' help the uninsured (because people with insurance already have low copays) to this quote, taken from the article linked above, "I think people are going to be disappointed when they go into the stores and find out their drug isn't there." Well, hopefully, people who go to the store and find out their drug isn't there will ask their doctors to prescribe something else. Or, even better, doctors who treat uninsured patients will take price into consideration and prescribe an equivalent generic that is covered by the plan. But that would be bad. Why? Because the real argument has nothing to do with cheaper drugs and more to do with the fact that some people hate Wal Mart just for being Wal Mart. In this story about providing $4 generics to everyone, Wal Mart's employee benefit package is called into question: "critics argue that Wal-Mart's coverage calls for a deductible that requires workers to pick up the first $1,000 in medical expenses, and the deductible rises to a maximum of $3,000 for families." What isn't mentioned is highest paid actor hat this plan is one of several options being offered to Wal Mart employees. High deductibles mean that a single person working for Wal Mart can purchase this insurance for under $25 per month.

Why is our Mayor hiding behind Neil Giacobbi? Come to think of it, who is Neil Giacobbi? Here's a funny story about Michael Bloomberg. The Parks1 campaign wants to enable its supporters to email the Mayor. But his re-election website won't give an email address. You have to fill out a form. So I did. I asked if they'd start posting events. And Neil Giaccobbi wrote back. So, his being the only address I had to communicate with CREEM (the Committee to Re-Elect the Mayor), I used it on the Parks1 site. Is Neil the right antispam software uy? Not necessarily. But our Communications Director did receive this email back from him: "Ms. Daly, I am inquiring about the posting on your web site that references Mayor Bloomberg (http://www.parks1.org/candidates) You listed my email address. I can direct you to an appropriate person within the campaign for comment. But, I did not supply that statement nor do I deal in matters of policy and the press. Sincerely, Neil Giacobbi" Which means soon the Mayor can hide behind the appropriate policy rep. And it means that people have trying to write to the Mayor about our parks.

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Wal Mart is offering 124 generic drugs (covered drugs available here ) at $4 for a month's supply. Today's news features people tripping over themselves describing how this really isn't that big of a deal . Criticisms range from the fact that it will 'only' help the uninsured (because people with insurance already have low copays) to this quote, taken from the article linked above, "I think people are going to be disappointed when they go into the stores and find out their drug isn't there." Well, hopefully, people who go to the store and find out their drug isn't there will ask their doctors to prescribe something else. Or, even better, doctors who treat uninsured patients will take price into consideration and prescribe an equivalent generic that is covered by the plan. But that would be bad. Why? Because the real argument has nothing to do with cheaper drugs and more to do with the fact that some people hate Wal Mart just for being Wal Mart. In this story about providing $4 generics to everyone, Wal Mart's employee benefit package is called into question: "critics argue that Wal-Mart's coverage Denon PMA alls for a deductible that requires workers to pick up the first $1,000 in medical expenses, and the deductible rises to a maximum of $3,000 for families." What isn't mentioned is that this plan is one of several options being offered to Wal Mart employees. High deductibles mean that a single person working for Wal Mart can purchase this insurance for under $25 per month.

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