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ask.heather@mail.house.gov
In Washington DC 442 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-6316 Phone 202-225-4975 Fax |
In Albuquerque 20 First Plaza NW Suite 603 Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-346-6781 Phone 505-346-6723 Fax | |
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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico
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Wilson Seeks to Provide Prescription Drug Benefit for Low-Income Seniors |
April 17, 2002 |
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Washington, DC-In a Health Subcommittee hearing today, Congresswoman Heather Wilson spoke about the need to provide a prescription drug benefit for low-income seniors. The hearing was called to examine initiatives already underway in various states or through private organizations to assist low-income seniors with prescription drug costs. These initiatives could provide examples of how to structure a new Medicare drug benefit.
“The need for a prescription drug benefit under Medicare is one of the issues I hear about most often from New Mexicans,” said Wilson. I believe the most help should go to those with low incomes and those who have high drug costs.”
Medicare currently lacks a comprehensive benefit to cover outpatient drugs. While as many as two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries receive at least partial coverage for drug costs through employer-sponsored programs, Medicare Choice plans, or state Medicaid programs, approximately one-third of Medicare-eligible beneficiaries lack any drug coverage at all. These seniors often face significant out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs because of their inability to access the market-based discounts negotiated by health care plans and insurers. One of Wilson’s goals as a Medicare prescription drug benefit is developed, is to offer extra help to low-income seniors.
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