MellowYellow Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Medicare Won't Cover Some Anxiety Drugs By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer Mon Jun 27,10:21 AM ET When the federal government's new prescription drug benefit kicks in next year, it will not cover a category of drugs commonly used to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizures. That means those disabled and elderly people on Medicare who take Xanax, Valium, Ativan and other types of the drug benzodiazepine will have to look elsewhere for coverage or switch to a different, less addictive medication. Finding other alternatives may not be easy for the 1.7 million low-income, elderly people who take the drug and will be automatically enrolled in the new prescription drug plan. They will depend on the states to continue paying for their benzodiazepines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilie Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Jeez this is scary. What the heck are people supposed to do without their meds? That is just plain ridiculous. Lilie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batou Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 The really scary issue to me is what if these people need these meds for seizure control, not a sleep aid or an anti-axiety use, but not having seizure medication can kill a person. There may be people who need a med such as Ativan to control seiazures. I do not know how appropriate benzos are for older epileptics or if they are dangerous, but if they are used ,the discontuiation seems criminal to me. Erika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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