Backpedaling

Someone figured out they're gonna get hammered in November:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government will help reimburse states that have been paying for prescription drugs after glitches with Medicare's new benefit left many patients stranded, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
States should first seek reimbursement from companies offering the plans, but Medicare will help pay for any difference, Mark McClellan, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said.

Everyone but PhaRMA's pissed about this fiasco. And the "doughnut-hole" should arrive just in time for the midterms.