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WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today’s “Bush Administration’s
Misstatement of the Day” on Medicare and prescription drugs.
During
a meeting with seniors in Orlando, Florida to discuss Medicare and prescription
drugs, President Bush said:
“The
best way to provide our seniors with modern medicine, including prescription
drug coverage and better preventative care, is to give them better choices
under Medicare. If seniors have choices, healthcare plans will compete
for their business by offering better coverage at affordable prices. That's
a fact. With greater choice, we can give American seniors the very best
of modern medicine.”
Reports,
however, about the emerging prescription drug bill from the conference
committee negotiating the final proposal show that this is a “bad deal
for seniors, a bad deal for Medicare and a sweetheart deal for drug companies.
Up to 10 million seniors could lose their choice of doctor because they
would be pushed into a Medicare HMO,” Schakowsky said. |
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