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Hi Ellen... I've assigned my Medicare to Kaiser Permanente, where I get decent-but-not-great medical care. Each visit I make to a Kaiser facility (I go to the Woodland Hills Kaiser) costs me a $3 co-payment, no matter what service I'm there for. I get my prescribed drugs at the Kaiser Pharmacy for a flat fee of $7 per prescription. Overall, Kaiser is fine for the reasonably healthy Parkie (that's "healthy" on SPITE of having PD), but I don't think too highly of their neurological medical staff (I haven't nick-named my Kaiser neuro "Dr. No-nothing" for fun - he EARNED that name!) Hey.... I live in Southern California, too, calling West Van Nuys "home." Where abouts In So. Calif. do you hail from? Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ellen Jablonski <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 8:59 PM Subject: Need advice re Medi-gap Insurance-young onset PD >The choices for Medi-gap insurance are mind-boggling. Has anyone come to a >conclusion which would be best for young onset PD on Social Security, and >possibly keeping existing policy. Medicare doesn't cover drugs!??! What's >up with that! > >Ellen in So California.