Falling into the Donut Hole

Today, I have paid the most, MOST! money I have ever paid for a 30-day prescription: $655.21. That's right, one single prescription, $655.21. Holy crap!!

And I have to give a hearty THANK YOU! to GWB for his Medicare Part D prescription program.

The hubby went on Part D when I was unceremoniously canned from Cendant/Trilegiant/Whateverthehell It Ended Up Being in February 2006. At the same time I had gone to DHS and they put us on a program to cover the Part D copays and premiums. That ended the end of 2007, after I had gotten the job at the old Stillwater Wal-Mart.

First we noticed the premiums, bad, but not horrible. But, hey, that was the cost for the program, right? That's going to cover all of the Hubby's prescriptions, right? Then after the new year, we get these warning letters stating that we're getting close to the "donut hole". What is the "donut hole" you ask? Well, with Part D, or at least the Hubby's Humana, we pay copays up to a certain amount, then we pay all of the next $4,000-odd, then they pony up the rest. Who the hell thought this up?! Who the hell thought this was a good idea?!

Little did I know how much that was. How did I know that one, ONE, prescription was going to be $655.21. So, using the very helpful printout from my wonderful pharmacy, I know that it's going to take roughly the rest of the year to pay off the "hole". At which time, I think, it's starts all over again. I would be nice if the "hole" was a one time thing, but YEARLY?!

I make too much for the low income supplement (although I did reapply today). So the Hubby's vaunted Part D will only pay 2 1/2 months?!! And we're stuck paying THE REST the rest of the year?!

What the hell?!

Just. WHAT. THE. HELL.

None of this makes any fucking sense.

So Much To Do

So, why aren't I doing it?

I feel kind of paralyzed.
I need to be doing laundry. I need to be looking for a pin for my son in his mail. I need to walk the dogs again. I need to be planning the trip to Norfolk, VA to see my son one last time before his ship leaves for Japan. I need to take a library book back. I need go to the drug store and see if the Hubby's 'scrips are ready. I need to be thinking about my future and whether I want it to be with Wally World forever.

None. of. it.

I keep having these things run through my head, but do I write them down? Am I doing it now?

No.

sigh.

Anyway, Randy had the bone spur from hell removed from his right shoulder. Complete pain. Can't use the arm (yet). Have heard horror stories from people at work about similar surgeries gone wrong. How they lost the use of the arm because they didn't have physical therapy.

Hopefully I'm, once again, making a mountain out of a molehill. I do that quite well.

We now have high speed satellite internet. But we didn't get a copy of the paperwork, our printer out of ink. The installer put it into the hubby's laptop, but we can only find something password protected. We got a temp username and password, but they don't work. Why? Well, for some reason they show we have 5 accounts, and they're not sure which account the password works for. What?! Am I paying for 5 accounts? I better not be!! We keep getting, excuse the language, dicked around. Right now I'm no. 2 in the queue for their tech chat. Will I get answers? Well, probably not, but we'll see.

Let's see, while I wait...

Politics: I was a staunch Edwards supporter. So I guess now I'm for Obama, because I can't stand Hillary Clinton. She's just too much like a republican. Too calculating, from the beginning - moving from Arkansas to New York just to run for the senate, which was a springboard for the presidency. Did working for the public good factor into any of this?

And Wow!! the Bush years were sooo GREAT!! We just want to continue same ol', same ol' with McCain!!

Didn't we learn from Nixon that dirty tricks, while maybe effective, is BAD?!

At what point is selling your soul for the office you seek, ok?

Why is being nice wrong?

chatting now, got to go. Oh, and the children ( the dogs) need to go potty.