SJS-OnTheNet <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>Have you tried contacting the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons), based in Washington DC? Perhaps your mother may be eligible for one of their Medicare-Supplement Plans, some of which include a $1250-per-year drug-benefit. AARP's Group Health Insurance toll-free # is 1-800-523-5800.<< She has that, but they have raised her payments, and won't let her in a less expensive plan that pays for more medication because of Parkinson's and the medicine for her heart. (And I believe the plan she is on with them has a low cap.) Thanks anyway. Nancy