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'USA
Prescription Freedom' Campaign Expands to 16 States National Grassroots Effort Focuses on Medicare Prescription Coverage 'Seniors Can't Spend Rhetoric at the Pharmacy,' Says National Seniors Leader. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Telling Congress it's not too late to pass a prescription bill, the United Seniors Association (USA), a national network of 1.5 million-plus Seniors, today expanded its "USA Prescription Freedom" grassroots and media campaign. "We're expanding our grassroots education campaign to convince the Senate to try once more this year," said USA Chairman and Chief Executive Charlie Jarvis. "It is wrong to use Medicare as a campaign issue to scare Seniors. The House has already passed a good bill. If the Senate fails to match the House's victory, Seniors will suffer." "Representative Heather Wilson voted to support millions of Seniors when she helped pass the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, and she deserves our support as she continues the fight for this legislation. We are running ads in New Mexico to let Seniors know how they should support this legislative effort," Jarvis said. "Seniors can't spend political rhetoric at the pharmacy. We are profoundly disappointed that some have chosen to engage in a dishonest attack on Representative Wilson's record of support for Seniors. This is a life and death issue for Seniors, and the politics of negativity and personal destruction are irresponsible and shameful. Seniors want results, not rhetoric." "The United Seniors Association supports the House Leadership bill passed by the House of Representatives in July. It gives Seniors real and immediate prescription drug coverage under Medicare," added Jarvis. "It offers Seniors up to 70 percent savings over what they now pay for prescriptions, and millions of Seniors would pay absolutely nothing for their prescriptions. The urgent needs of Seniors demand the Senate pass a bill like the House passed." The latest U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study shows that, under the House-passed plan, Seniors could typically see the costs of each prescription cut by 60-85 percent, while overall out-of-pocket drug costs would fall by as much as 70 percent (Source: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20020619a.html). To interview Mr. Jarvis, contact Sharon Korchnak at 703-359-6500, ext. 25. USA is celebrating its 11th anniversary as the non-partisan, 1.5 million- plus nationwide grassroots network Uniting the Generations for America's Future(TM). United Seniors Association works to expand health freedom, retirement and investment freedom, and economic freedom for Senior Americans, their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The organization's Honorary Chairman is the renowned celebrity, businessman, and author Art Linkletter. |
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