Brace yourself: Medicare is changing

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Saturday, October 01, 2005
JANIE HAR

For Medicare recipients who like to compare insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays: Get ready to shine.

For the rest: Get ready for a fat headache.

That's because today, private insurers will start wooing consumers with a blizzard of mailers, telemarketing calls, and television and print ads. Their goal is to get people to select their particular plan from a dizzying array of prescription-drug policies and options that make up Medicare Part D."