Seniors search for best drug coverage

Dorothy Geathers' Medicare plan already costs nearly $200 a month without drug coverage, so she won't consider any other changes for fear of higher costs.

But with Medicare offering open enrollment for its prescription-drug coverage beginning next month, county officials are trying to help residents like Geathers select the best plan for them.

As it is, the 65-year-old Odenton resident buys $140 worth of medicine each month, in addition to the $195 for her medical coverage.

"That's a lot," said Geathers, among the roughly 45 seniors who gathered at the O'Malley Senior Activity Center yesterday...