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HELPING 5TH DISTRICT SENIORS WITH HEALTH CARE COSTS
Nov 7, 2008
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As most Floridians know, our region is a wonderful place for people to spend their retirement. The 5th District has hundreds of thousands of seniors who moved into the area with dreams of spending their golden years in the warmth and beauty that Florida has to offer. With a low cost of living, a g...
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MEDICARE PART D PREMIUMS 37 PERCENT BELOW EXPECTATIONS – SAVING 5TH DISTRICT SENIORS MONEY
Sep 19, 2008
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When I first came to Congress in 2003, one of the main concerns of 5th District residents was the lack of prescription drug coverage in Medicare. Just about every person I met mentioned that their family members, their friends, or their coworkers had trouble affording their prescription d...
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REP. BROWN-WAITE STATEMENT ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION BUDGET PROPOSALS TO HIKE FEES AND COPAYMENTS FOR VETERANS
Feb 5, 2008
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U.S.
Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05)
today released the following statement regarding President Bush’s proposals to
dramatically increase veterans’ prescription drug co-payments, as well as to
start charging enrollment fees for certain classes of veterans. These proposals were included...
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ANNUAL COST OF LIVING INCREASE MUST TAKE SENIORS’ NEEDS INTO ACCOUNT
Nov 30, 2007
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As Social Security recipients across Florida found out this October, the
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2008 is one of the smallest in recent
memory at 2.3%. I find it troubling that
faceless bureaucrats in Washington,
D.C., are directed by law to
ignore the day-to-day needs of...
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HOW CAN GINNY HELP YOU? – MEDICARE PART B
Feb 23, 2007
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The 5th District
of Florida has more recipients of Social Security and Medicare than any other
congressional district in the United
States.
Working to meet seniors’ health care needs has been my priority since I
first came to Congress.
Your Medicare Part B
insuran...
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PROTECTING SENIORS FROM DANGEROUS CHANGES TO MEDICARE PART D
Jan 12, 2007
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Knowing of your interest in
health care, I wanted to give you an update from Washington on legislation regarding the
negotiation of Medicare prescription drug prices.
Congressman John Dingell
introduced H.R. 4, the Medicare
Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007, legislation that r...
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REP. BROWN-WAITE WORKING TO STUDY PRESCRIPTION DRUG SHELF LIFE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Jan 9, 2007
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U.S.
Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05)
introduced legislation directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a
study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs
maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This legislation seeks to determine if the...
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MEDICARE PART D OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD LASTS UNTIL DECEMBER 31
Dec 8, 2006
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When Congress passed the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA),
we did so to provide affordable and efficient healthcare to America’s
seniors. Part of this effort was the
establishment of a first ever program to give seniors access to affordable
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MONDAY IS THE MEDICARE PART D ENROLLMENT DEADLINE
May 12, 2006
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For the first time in
history, a majority of the seniors in my district – roughly 75 percent – have
access to affordable prescription drugs.
With only a few days left before the May 15th deadline, this
is good news for Florida
seniors.
When Congress passed the
Medicare ...
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NEW MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT HELPING FLORIDA SENIORS
Mar 17, 2006
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I would like to share with
you an excerpt from a letter that I read recently from a woman in St. Petersburg.
"It would be nice to see a positive article about the
Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
I believe the reason so many people are having trouble with the new
prescription...
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Veterans
