Comments on: A DUMB IDEA THAT JUST WON’T DIE http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/05/05/a-dumb-idea-that-just-wont-die/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Mon, 21 May 2012 18:18:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Diogenes http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/05/05/a-dumb-idea-that-just-wont-die/#comment-464118 Diogenes Thu, 05 May 2011 18:07:31 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/05/05/a-dumb-idea-that-just-wont-die/#comment-464118 <i>It’s easy to check that the VA in fact covers more than Medicare part D.</i> You may want to take that up with Mr. Frakt, the economist quoted by Mahar. He says, "VA’s national formulary covers 59% of the top 200 drugs while Medicare PDPs cover between 68% and 93% of those drugs, averaging about 85% covered." http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/what-if-medicares-drug-benefit-was-more-like-the-vas/ It’s easy to check that the VA in fact covers more than Medicare part D.

You may want to take that up with Mr. Frakt, the economist quoted by Mahar. He says, “VA’s national formulary covers 59% of the top 200 drugs while Medicare PDPs cover between 68% and 93% of those drugs, averaging about 85% covered.”

http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/what-if-medicares-drug-benefit-was-more-like-the-vas/

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/05/05/a-dumb-idea-that-just-wont-die/#comment-464116 Marc Brown Thu, 05 May 2011 15:46:06 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/05/05/a-dumb-idea-that-just-wont-die/#comment-464116 This post is nonsense. It's easy to check that the VA in fact covers more than Medicare part D. This post is nonsense. It’s easy to check that the VA in fact covers more than Medicare part D.

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