Medicare and Mayberry

BALTIMORE — In a new CMS ad unveiled Friday to mark the
45th anniversary of Medicare, Mayberry’s own Andy Griffith says
some of the “good things” beneficiaries can expect from the program
include free preventive checkups starting next year and a gradual
closing of the “doughnut hole” for prescription drugs.

The ad, which, oddly enough, doesn’t mention what seniors can
expect from DMEPOS
competitive bidding, will begin running immediately on national
cable channels.