Will President Obama put an End to the Medicare Rip-Off?

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com I bet you didn't know this. When your elected representatives in Washington voted on the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 they slipped in this dilly -- when Medicare buys prescription drugs from the pharmaceutical companies they are not allowed to negotiate the price they pay. Let me put it this way, we the taxpayers pay full retail price when Medicare buys prescription drugs -- for us. I can buy a 16 ounce can of Old El Paso refried beans in Publix for a $1.49. Or, I can go to Walmart and buy the same product in the same size for $1.09. I have a choice -- Medicare doesn't.

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100 Million Adults Touched by Alzheimer's

Astounding. More information at the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

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HBO The Alzheimer's Project Open to all Cable Subscribers

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com HBO is opening  The Alzheimer's Project  to all cable subscribers. Got cable? Find the HBO channel and you are good to go starting May 10. Want a free copy of The Alzheimer's Project DVD? Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room and then go here to find out how to do it.

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The Alzheimer's Project

Announcement.

Subscribers to the Alzheimer's Reading Room can now obtain a free, complimentary, copy of the Memory Loss Tapes from HBO.

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The Alzheimer's Project How to Get it on DVD -- HBO

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com I am getting bombarded with emails asking me how to get HBO's The Alzheimer's Project if you don't have HBO. There is good news. HBO is offering the Alzheimer's Project on DVD and in book form. You can order it now, but it won't ship until June 2. To order a copy of the DVD -- The Alzheimer's Project -- go here.

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The Alzheimer's Project -- HBO

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com The Memory Loss Tapes -- Sunday, May 10 at 9 PM Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? -- Monday, May 11 at 7:30 PM Momentum in Science -- Monday, May 11 at 8 PM Caregivers -- Tuesday, May 12 at 7 PM Momentum in Science, Part 2 --Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST –

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How We Saved $624.72 on Prescription Drugs

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Ask the next baby boomer you see if they understand how the Medicare prescription drug program works. Unless they have a relative in the donut hole, I'll bet you a doughnut they can't tell you how it works. Ok, here is the recap. We are saving $624.72 on the switch from Felodipine to generic Norvasc. We will likely save $310 on Benicar. Total savings so far $934.72 (estimate).

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