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December 30th, 2005, 09:31 AM
In Maysville you can call the people over at Buffalo Trace SS office.

On Janruary 12, 2006 they will help you go on-line at the Mason County public library and sign up for a new plan.

Doctors and pharmacies are expecting 'an awful lot of confusion' over the Part D drug benefit when patients start arriving next week.

For physicians and pharmacists, the day after the New Year's holiday is often the busiest. This year they are bracing for even longer lines as baffled patients try to use Medicare's new drug benefit.

Much has been made about confusion among seniors over choices presented by Medicare Part D, which adds prescription discounts to the federal health insurance plan for the elderly.

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Doctors and pharmacists will find out just how confused they are when patients — some of whom may not know they were automatically signed up for the program — start arriving next week.