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Medicare Part D.  I hate the process of enrollment every year when we have umpteen plans to decipher, each representing some lobbyist who broke the legs of certain politicians.  Yes, the "mafia" is everywhere, and especially in the health insurance industry in this county.  I hate the fact that my Medicare Part D insurer is a California company that set up shop (got an address) in New York State to cash in on some of the lucrative Medicare Part D business.  I hate the politicians who created Medicare Part D, and promoted it as a benefit for elders, but  it is really a boon for private insurance companies who then contribute to re-election campaigns. I hate the nasty unsigned letters these greedy companies send if a monthly payment does not arrive on time.  So. they are going to close the donut hole  - in ten years or so, as it turns out.  BIG DEAL.  Everything about the Senior Prescription Drug Plan needs to change, beginning by ALLOWING MEDICARE TO NEGOTIATE DRUG PRICES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL companies, or allowing the purchase of prescription drugs from Canada.  Americans pay much more for certain popular medications than do any other people in the world.  If one wants to see corrupt politics in action, just start with Medicare Part D.