Hello family,
I don't know how many of you read
yesterday that I had heard from my Congressman about the prescription
issue. This being an election year and the time to vote is drawing near,
we in the pd community have concerns with Medicare. If you are still
undecided which way to vote, here is a quote from my Congressman's
letter.
"Like you, I believe that Medicare
should have a prescription drug benefit and that is why on June 28, 2000, the
House of Representatives passed a Medicare prescription drug package which the
Republican leadership championed. The House-passed Medicare prescription
drug benefit would utilize a public-private partnership to let seniors choose
the right coverage from several competing prescription drug plans--or allow them
to keep their existing coverage. The plan would protect seniors from high
out-of-pocket drug costs, without resorting to price-fixing or government price
controls. Simply put, our new prrescription drug benefit would be
affordable, available, and completely voluntary. Unfortunately,
because it is an election year, the Senate Democrats refuse to move the
House-passed bill because they would rather label us as a "do-nothing-Congress"
to help their chances of increasing their number of seats in
Congress."
At any rate...my Congressman is in
support of helping me...I will keep you informed.
Sandy Norris 40/28/20
"Faith is
the daring of the soul to go farther than it can
see."