Gary Karr
Gary Karr
Gary Karris an American classical double bass player and teacher; he is considered one of the best bassists of the 20th and 21st centuries...
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth20 November 1941
coverage employer fall former hearing union
Beneficiaries should be hearing from their former employer or union this fall about their coverage options.
coverage people preserve provide
The drug coverage was set up to do two things: Provide coverage to people who don't have it, and also preserve coverage for people who do.
further goes insure proof steps
We're also working on further steps to insure that, when a beneficiary goes to a pharmacy in 2006, they'll be able to get their prescription drugs, even if the only proof they have is that they are in Medicaid and Medicare.
billion certainly problems transition
We certainly acknowledge there have been some problems. This is a $30-$40 billion program. It's a big transition for many people.
believe save states
Over the long haul, we believe the states will save money.
anxious basically choice folks less narrow perfect plan plug wrong
You'll be able to plug in essentially what's important to you. If you say, 'I want to find a plan that's less than $20,' then it will give you that, and you can then sub-sort basically on what you want. . . . Folks shouldn't be anxious about making the perfect choice. Once you narrow it down to the things you think you need, there is not a wrong choice there. You're fine.
business companies competing robust
There are just a lot of companies competing for business in California. It's a robust market.
examining hole people picked sure systems
We are examining our systems to make sure there is not some hole where people are not getting picked up.
medicare net process proof safety somebody
We are working on a new safety net process as a backstop. Somebody who has Medicare and Medicaid can go to the pharmacy and show proof and get his or her prescription filled.
medicare net process proof safety somebody
We are working on a new safety net process as a backstop, ... Somebody who has Medicare and Medicaid can go to the pharmacy and show proof and get his or her prescription filled.
follow plans reminding
We are reminding all the plans that they must follow this. This is required.
begin bit concern decide decision people seniors sure until
We want to make sure people know they don't have to decide today, tomorrow, even Monday. There's a little bit of a concern that some seniors feel like they have to make a decision today. Of course, enrollment doesn't even begin until Nov. 15.
happen hard heroic job recognize sure
We recognize that pharmacists have done a heroic job in the first two weeks. We're working very hard to make sure that won't happen again.
assigned covered found less plans single
We found that more than two-thirds of (beneficiaries) were assigned to plans that covered every single one of the drugs they were actually taking. Only 8.2% were assigned to plans that covered less than 70% of their drugs.