Frank Pallone: “I agree. One of the things, one of the reasons I think it is so important that we have these kinds of outreach programs…”

“I agree. One of the things, one of the reasons I think it is so important that we have these kinds of outreach programs, is my own experience in my district. My district runs from very wealthy to very poor. A lot of the seniors who are below a certain income and eligible for what we call the QMBY program, where their Part B benefit was paid and they did not even have to put out a premium, were not even aware that that was true. They did not know that they were eligible to not have to pay the premium for the Part B doctor's bills. The same is going to be true with this program. Once we put this into place, this new part D, if they are below a certain level, I think I mentioned $11,000 for a single or $17,000 for a couple, they would not even have to pay the premium. So for the group of people that are in that category, this is a Godsend in my opinion. So it is important to get out there and talk to people about it.”