Political Quotes

“We are indicating in this amendment we want to make sure every senior has the choice of traditional Medicare for prescription drugs as well as a choice of HMOs or PPOs or other private sector plans. The majority of seniors, as a matter of fact, like traditional Medicare. It is very clear. They either have chosen traditional Medicare or do not have any private options, and 89 percent of our seniors fall in that category. The majority have chosen Medicare or may live in a rural area where they do not have the choice of a private plan but they are in Medicare and they have their coverage, they can choose their doctor, they can live anywhere within their State or anywhere in the country and know the cost will be the same. It is dependable; it is available to them. That is what we are trying to do, guarantee seniors will be able to continue to have that choice along with new options for those who live in an area where there is a managed care plan and they choose to go into an HMO or PPO, that would be absolutely available to them.”