My insurance company, Freedom Health, sent me a letter stating it wasn't just insurance dropping Ambien but was medicare for anyone over 63. There was also a list of suggested subs, all of which don't work for me. I switched to Lunesta already, which is similar, actually. I'm also going to try Belsomra (from Merck) which was released in April.
I'm so glad to hear that some of you need help with sleep like I do and how important it is to you. I hate to be dependent on anything, but getting some sleep each night means so much to us who have mental health issues to start with. Not fair for big brother government to lump us all in the same bin! Nothing works so well as Ambien. Look this up on the web if you're worried it affects you...Ambien and medicare 2015.