Comments on: Klobuchar: Health Care Overhaul Should Start with Medicare Reform http://redrockonair.com/news/2009/03/24/klobuchar-health-care-overhaul-should-start-with-medicare-reform/ A Half-Century of Excellence. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Erdmann http://redrockonair.com/news/2009/03/24/klobuchar-health-care-overhaul-should-start-with-medicare-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Jennifer Erdmann Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:48:03 +0000 http://redrockonair.com/?p=7991#comment-1272 I agree with the above, but would also like to say that more reform is needed to reduce costs in the health care system. I know someone who receives Medicall Assistance (MA-A state funded medical program). Because he has a spend-down because of income guidelines he has to pay for his prescriptions. He was told to ask for a cash price rather than running this through his MA. I was shocked at the difference in costs. One of his prescriptions had it been processed through Medical Assistance would have cost our state $38.00, because he asked for a cash price he only paid $13.00. Why is our state willing to pay these inflated costs for prescriptions? I agree with the above, but would also like to say that more reform is needed to reduce costs in the health care system.

I know someone who receives Medicall Assistance (MA-A state funded medical program). Because he has a spend-down because of income guidelines he has to pay for his prescriptions.

He was told to ask for a cash price rather than running this through his MA. I was shocked at the difference in costs. One of his prescriptions had it been processed through Medical Assistance would have cost our state $38.00, because he asked for a cash price he only paid $13.00.

Why is our state willing to pay these inflated costs for prescriptions?

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