Saxby Chambliss: “I am very pleased that this week, as well as all of next week, we will be debating this issue regarding the inclusion of…”

“I am very pleased that this week, as well as all of next week, we will be debating this issue regarding the inclusion of a prescription drug benefit within Medicare and the overall improvement of Medicare. I am also very pleased that the particular bill that came out of the committee has certain options available for seniors in it. The one thing we tend to do from a legislative perspective is to put mandates and dictates on people, particularly when dealing with health care. This particular bill does not do that. There are significant options in this bill that Medicare beneficiaries are going to have with respect to a prescription drug benefit. I think having these options in place is going to put competition in place within Medicare and allow the marketplace to work.”