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Bush Will Hit Seniors with ‘Prescription Drug Tax’ if They Don’t Meet Deadline |
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Last week we told you that several U.S. Senate votes concerning some serious flaws in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program didn’t really do much—except give lawmakers some convenient cover.
If lawmakers don’t take action soon, starting May 15, seniors who have not signed up for the complicated and confusing program that offers hundreds of plans with a wide range of premiums and covered drugs will be forced to pay a penalty.
Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) dubbed it a “prescription drug tax.”
To penalize our seniors because they are hesitant to register for a confusing and deceptive drug scheme is completely unfair.
House Democrats have introduced a bill to extend the deadline by six months, but President George W. Bush refuses to extend the deadline.
Earlier this month he told a group of seniors at a Silver Spring, Md., retirement home that the deadline will not be changed. “There has got to be a fixed time for people to sign up.”
At the Silver Spring retirement community, The Washington Post reported:
Audience member Alan Mayers, a retired federal worker, said Bush’s answer was a little bit heartless, but consistent with the general approach of the administration toward safety nets.
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