Too Old for Pain Meds

American Thinker "Now, I need to tell you that your mother's pain medication will have to be purchased by you, as Medicare will not pay for these, as your mother is too old. Thinking I heard the man wrong, I asked him, Did I hear you correctly? Did I hear you say my mother is too old for pain medication following surgery? The druggist, smiling, repeated his previous comment, reiterating that Medicare, at least in his district, refuses to pay for pain medication for seniors, even following surgery."