Beginning in November 2005, seniors will face the task of deciding whether or not to enroll in a Medicare drug plan with coverage beginning in January 2006. For help in making this decision, seniors say they are more likely to turn to their doctor or pharmacist than to Medicare information sources. Nearly half of seniors (49%) say they would be “very” likely to turn to their doctor for information. More seniors say they would be very likely to turn to their doctor, pharmacist (33%), a Social Security resource (27%) or friends and family (27%) than to Medicare (23%) for help in deciding whether to enroll in a Medicare drug plan.
