Brown says drug plan not serving seniors well

From Toledo Blade: 

U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown (D., Avon) brought a familiar theme and a familiar sidekick to Toledo yesterday, and together, they picked on a familiar target: the federal prescription drug benefit.

Mr. Brown, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R., Cedarville) this fall, said the Medicare Part D plan was "written by the drug industry" and said it was "just not serving seniors as well as it should."

...Joining him were Moses Ham, a beneficiary who said he couldn't afford his medicine after he reached the "doughnut" threshhold, and Dr. Johnathon Ross, a Toledo physician who said the Medicare plan shows government leaders "seem more concerned about corporate profits than about the health of the American people."

Dr. Ross and Mr. Brown also denounced the plan in Toledo seven months ago, when they said sign-up was confusing seniors.

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08/09/2006 / Permalink / Medicare Part D, Northwest Ohio, Seniors, (all tags)