I am being treated with a medicine for an unusual cancer. I just found out that my medicare D program will not pay for it! So I paid out of pocket for some being led to believe by Medicare that I could get reimbursement from them. But it turned out that they won't reimburse me. They said I have to go to a drugstore which can bill Medicare B for the drug - such drugstores are very few and far between! Why I can't go to my own drugstore is beyond me. So I asked my medigap insurance whether I could go back on their prescription drug plan as they used to pay for the drug. No, I can't go back on that prescription drug plan! Why not?? Just that's the rules.

Now I received a booklet from my medicare D provider. In order to have them pay for my drugs I have to go to in-network pharmacies which only exist in a few states?! And if I travel out of the country and I suddenly need something - then what?? I cannot figure out how much time I would have to spend to get them to pay for my drugs, should a need arise so-and-so many miles away from home. And what if I decide to move? The timing of my move would be dependent upon when I can enroll in a drug program in the new area.

With my old program - though it was more expensive - at least I was free. Now I can't go back to that, even though I am will to pay the increased amount.

How did we ever give the politicians the power to take away our freedoms? If I were really wealthy, I would just drop the whole damned thing and pay out of pocket for the benefit of having peace of mind.