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Trump Approves Final INSURANCE choosing your Medicare
Plan to Import Drugs continued from page 16 coverage. It is also an
important decision. As a
From Canada For by those cards (depending on Broker agent, we work for you.
the plan you have chosen).
Broker agents are contracted
‘Fraction Of The Price’ You pay a monthly premium with multiple plans, which
for these Supplement plans
President Donald Trump, — and again on Thursday in whether you use them or not. allow us to not push one plan
on you. We work with you and
outlining his “America North Carolina during a speech find the plan that works for
First Health Plan” on that provided a litany of his Part-D (Prescription you.
Thursday, announced that his promises on health care. Drug Plans). Most folks
administration will allow the who purchase Medicare Give us a call at 352-666-7373
importation of prescription “We will finally allow the safe Supplements also need to pay and we will come to you or
drugs from Canada. and legal importation of drugs for a stand-alone Part-D plan. you can come to our office.
from Canada,” Trump said. Since neither Medicare nor Let us help you with your
Congress has allowed drug States “can go to Canada and Medicare Supplements include 2021 Medicare Plan selection.
importation since 2000 but buy your drugs for a fraction of drug coverage, the stand-alone Masks will be on hand, as well
only if the secretary of the the price” in the U.S. Part-D plan fills this need. as hand sanitizers.
Department of Health and You pay a monthly cost for
Human Services certified it is “This will be a game changer the plan and often a co-pay or PS: Accent will have a special
safe. That has never occurred for American seniors,” Trump Co-insurance for the different booth at the Town Square
until Secretary Alex Azar did said. “We’re doing it very, very medications you might need, Mall, 3021 Commercial Way,
it Wednesday, according to a quickly.” depending on what tiers your Spring Hill, on Oct. 15 from
letter he wrote to congressional But individuals will not be medications may fall into. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. to discuss
leaders. allowed to import drugs on Many HMOs or PPOs have your Medicare options. Also,
their own, Azar said in his Part-D plans included within due to COVID-19, we have
Implementation under decided to cancel our Client
the administration’s final letter. Instead, they will have to the plan. Appreciation day. We hope to
rule “poses no additional risk rely on programs run by states. As you can see there are a have it back again next year.
to the public’s health and safety About 4 million Americans lot of options available when
and will result in a significant import medicines for personal
reduction in the cost of covered use each year, and about 20 ALZHEIMER’S needed to sustain services until
products to the American million say they or someone continued from page 13 early summer of next year, with
consumer,” Azar said in the in their household has done so the hope that fundraising can
letter KHN obtained Thursday. because prices are much lower building in Spring Hill, which resume.
in other countries, according to will allow staff to continue to
Prices are cheaper north of Should the AFO close, countless
the border because Canada surveys. do the work needed to support numbers of caregivers will
limits how much drug makers The practice has been caregivers. The AFO developed lose vital support and services
can charge for medicines. The especially common in retiree- a task force to support and to help them successfully care
United States lets free market rich Florida, where more educate law enforcement on for their loved ones, such as
dictate drug prices. than a dozen stores help how to work more successfully support groups, wanderer’s
and safely with those
consumers make the purchases reunification, education,
The pharmaceutical industry individuals they encounter
has long fought efforts on and where numerous cities, with ADRD, which in turn will coaching and other needed
importation, arguing that it counties and school districts keep law enforcement safer services as they walk their
would disrupt the nation’s assist employees with the and reduce the incidences of journey of this disease. The
supply chain and make it transactions. individual being Baker Acted. Florida Department of Elder
easier for unsafe or counterfeit The administration envisions If the organization closes, this Affairs estimates that more
medications to enter the a system in which a Canadian- vital service will stop. Currently than 580,000 individuals
market. licensed wholesaler buys it is estimated that funds will be are living with Alzheimer’s
disease. Visit the AFO website,
from a manufacturer of drugs exhausted by Thanksgiving. The
Trump has dangled his drug organization has just mailed out www.alzheimersfamily.org or
importation plan in campaign approved for sale in Canada their annual appeal in the hope call 352-616-0170 for more
speeches over the past year Continued on page 18 that it will raise the $200,00 information or to donate.
