2003: A Year of Distortion for the American People

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need to pass this around -- http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=14674

2003: A Year of Distortion for the American People
Produced by the Center for American Progress, 12/13/03

On December 13, the White House issued a document
entitled "2003: A Year of Accomplishment for the
American People." The document made various
inaccurate and deceptive claims about the
Administration's record over the last year. This report by
the Center for American Progress seeks to correct those
distortions, matching the White House's rhetoric with
facts.

DRUG COVERAGE
WHITE HOUSE CLAIM: "The historic legislation the
President signed will create a modern Medicare system,
providing seniors with prescription drug benefits."

FACT: "The new law gives private insurers the authority to
ration access to drugs funded by Medicare. Beneficiaries
will have to choose a drug insurer without knowing exactly
what drugs that insurer will cover. Premiums will be higher
in areas with older or sicker seniors." - American Progress
Fellow Jeanne Lambrew, 12/4/03

FACT: "The Congressional Budget Office projects that 2.7
million retirees are expected to lose the drug coverage
they currently receive through their former because their
employers will drop such coverage when the Medicare drug
benefit becomes available." - Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, 12/11/03

FACT: "he insurance plan would provide little relief for
about 3 million people with moderate assets and incomes
near the poverty level and would cost seniors with drug
expenses under $835 a year more than they currently
spend." - Boston Globe, 11/18/03

FACT: "A substantial number of the 6.4 million low-income
Medicare beneficiaries who also are eligible for Medicaid
and currently receive prescription drug coverage through
Medicaid would be made worse off under the Medicare
conference agreement." - Center of Budget and Policy
Priorities Report, 11/21/03

FACT: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates about
2.7 million seniors could lose benefits that may be more
generous than those that will be offered under Medicare."
-USA Today, 11/25/03

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1. EXCELLENT ARTICLE! Thank you, I've reposted it on another board :)

thanks!!!!!

[GOPisEvil]

2. That is a GREAT article!

It will come in handy during debates with freepers. :7

Thanks! :hi:

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3. kick for the late risers

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