Hi, as a disabled 51 year old, on Medicare, I can tell you it is 75% on the plan are happy with it. However, that figure has dropped of late due to the donut hole.

Medicare's own figures show the program has much slower growth, in terms of signing members up, as far fewer signed up than expected.

For example. My rx's cost over $1,500 a month, which is more than my soc sec. i therefore quailfy for patient assistence, for free or near free rx from the manufacters. Under the medicare rx program, it would cost me about $500 a month for those x's that are covered and a number of my rx's are not on ANY emdicare rx programs.

The plan has had two EXTREMELY negitive results.

1. A small but growing number of RX's are no longer available for aptient assistence from the manufacters, meaning unless your Dr. can find a suitable replacement, you end up having to join the plan.

2. the growth in RX costs since the pna was annonced, let alone pass is huge. The effect is to cause rx pans from employers to cut back. Now there is a clause in the new law, that is suppose to financially compinsate companies from not dropping their coverage, it is not working well and it does nto prevent a drop in AMMOUNT of coverage.

In the meantime, this has been a gift for the rx companies with huge, huge profits! Another concern, is that the rx firms use government grants thru colleges and then use the research but keep the profits, in spite of the fact gov $ was used. Now thye will have to live with making less.