March 31, 2010 -- Thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, Medicare enrollees who enter the dreaded “doughnut hole” -- the Medicare Part D coverage gap that has made seniors responsible for all their drug costs between $2,830 and $6,440 -- will save $250 in 2010. But Betterthanmedicare.com (BTM, http://www.betterthanmedicare.com) is already saving seniors thousands of dollars, because the global mail-order pharmacy has no doughnut hole.

“Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, seniors in the doughnut hole will save 50% on brand-name drugs in 2011. For the typical senior, that adds up to about a $700 savings,” explained BTM General Manager Gary Ryan. “The Act further promises to close the doughnut hole in 2020. It’s certainly nothing to sneeze at, but the fact is that BTM is saving seniors thousands of dollars right now and keeping people out of the doughnut hole altogether.”

Betterthanmedicare.com delivers affordable solution to prescription drug debacle

Dec. 23, 2009 -- On Dec. 15, the Obama Administration rejected a plan to allow the wholesale reimportation of cheaper prescriptions drugs from abroad, despite projected intentions to take on the drug industry and secure cheaper prescription for Americans.

“Americans are still paying up to 70 percent more for drugs than people in Canada, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and India,” said Gary Ryan, general manager of Betterthanmedicare.com (http://www.betterthanmedicare.com), a Canadian-based alternative to Medicare - and high drug prices in general. “While the Obama Administration struck down the possibility that cheaper prescription meds can be brought into the U.S. on a wholesale basis, the good news is that there is no change for Betterthanmedicare.com customers, who can still order from us directly.”

An alternative to Medicare, new prescription resource beats “The Obama Plan” prices

Nov. 6, 2009 -- With his proposed health care reform plan, President Barack Obama has set his sights on cutting name-brand prescription drug costs by 50 percent for Medicare patients who fall into the “Part D” coverage gap, universally known as the “donut hole.” Plan advocates rave about the potential cost-cutting and feel it’s a promising start to health care reform. Yet some of the most powerful lobbyists want a revised program that completely eliminates the donut hole, which prevents Medicare coverage between two points of spending. This approach would cost the federal government $134 billion over a 10-year period. And while the various sides debate the details, most people don’t realize that a solution already exists. There’s an option for even greater savings that’s gap-free and available right now.