Medicare

News Releases

7/15/2008
Murray Statement on Bush Veto of Medicare Bill

7/15/2008
Murray Applauds Senate Override of Bush Medicare Veto

7/9/2008
Murray Joins Senate to Pass Legislation to Fix Medicare Reimbursement Rates, Urges President to Sign Bill and Avoid Cuts in Payments to Doctors

6/26/2008
Senate Republicans Refuse to Fix Medicare Reimbursement Rates; WA State Doctors and Seniors to Pay the Price

6/12/2008
Murray Criticizes Senate Republicans for Blocking Efforts to Stop Drastic Cuts to Doctor Medicare Reimbursements

6/6/2008
Senator Patty Murray Statement on Obstruction of Climate Change Legislation in U.S. Senate

5/2/2008
Murray, Smith Introduce MediFair Act to Make Medicare Fair for Washington Seniors

2/4/2008
BUDGET: Murray on Cuts to Washington State Priorities in Bush Budget

4/18/2007
Senator Murray Frustrated that Republicans Are Blocking Debate on Medicare RX Drug Program

2/5/2007
Murray Statement on President's Shortsighted Budget Request

1/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Outlines Priorities for the 110th Congress

12/12/2006
Improving Health Care: Senator Murray Outlines New Opportunities to Improve Healthcare

11/9/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Democratic Victory in the U.S. Senate

5/15/2006
Murray Calls for Waiving Prescription Drug Sign-Up Penalty

5/15/2006
PHOTO: Senator Murray & Seniors Call on Congress to Freeze Penalties at Deadline Day Press Conference

5/14/2006
Murray Says Part D Penalties the Wrong Message to Send on Mother’s Day

5/10/2006
PHOTO: Fix Medicare Part D – Extend the Deadline

2/2/2006
Murray Urges Fix for Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Individuals

11/3/2005
Senate Rejects Murray's Attempt to Help the Most Vulnerable Americans Transition into New Medicare Drug Program

11/2/2005
Don't Let Poor Seniors Fall Through the Cracks: Senator Murray Offers Amendment to Protect America's Most Vulnerable from New Prescription Drug Program

11/2/2005
Murray Calls for Senate to Protect Most Vulnerable at Press Conference on Dual Eligibles

11/2/2005
PHOTO: Don't Let Poor Seniors Fall Through the Cracks

10/26/2005
Senator Murray's Floor Statement on her Amendment to Protect America’s Most Vulnerable under the New Medicare Prescription Drug Law

3/10/2005
Murray, Budget Dems Move Step Closer in Protecting Medicaid

2/16/2005
Murray, Smith Reintroduce MediFair Act

6/30/2004
Murray Joins Seniors to Protect Social Security and Fix the Medicare Prescription Drug Law

1/15/2004
Washington Seniors Deserve a Real Drug Benefit

1/8/2004
PHOTO: Discussing the Medicare Rx Drug Bill with Seniors in Seattle

11/25/2003
Statement from Senator Patty Murray on Medicare Prescription Drug Bill

11/23/2003
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill

8/15/2003
PHOTO: Talking to Seniors about Medicare and Social Security

6/27/2003
Murray Votes for Medicare Prescription Drug Bill

6/27/2003
Murray Gets Improvements in Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Washington

4/11/2003
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Resolution Conference Report

3/20/2003
Murray Votes for Resolution Honoring America's Troops - Remarks

2/27/2003
Murray, Dunn Re-Introduce Legislation to Give Seniors the Freedom to Take Some Medicines at Home

1/30/2003
Murray Questions Medicare Chief on Unfair Funding

1/30/2003
PHOTO: Standing Up for Washington’s Medicare Patients

12/11/2002
Murray Outlines Her Healthcare Priorities

7/19/2002
Murray Works To Strip "Unfair" Medicare Provisions From Supplemental Bill

7/17/2002
PHOTO: Working on Medicare Equity

6/14/2002
Murray Explains Her MediFair Bill to the Senate

6/12/2002
Murray Grills Medicare Director Over Medicare Regional Inequity

6/11/2002
PHOTO: Building Support for Fair Medicare Rates

5/28/2002
PHOTO: Murray Introduces New Health Care Access Bill

4/19/2002
Murray Shares Health Care Concerns with Bush Medicare/Medicaid Director in Advance of Washington Visit

4/3/2002
PHOTO: Discussing Health Care Issues on the Olympic Peninsula

3/19/2001
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report