James P. Greenwood said "Dear Congressman Greenwood, I never thought that I would come to this time in my life and find myself neglecting my health out of sheer necessity. I am a widow, 70 years of age. My medical problems require drugs that amount to over $1,000 per month. I am enrolled in Aetna U.S. Health Care which has a cap on prescription drugs of $500 a year. After filling out the prescriptions, my cap was met. I am in pain daily and I cannot correct this problem because of financial difficulty." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 19, 2000

Dear Congressman Greenwood, I never thought that I would come to this time in my life and find myself neglecting my health out of sheer necessity. I am a widow, 70 years of age. My medical problems require drugs that amount to over $1,000 per month. I am enrolled in Aetna U.S. Health Care which has a cap on prescription drugs of $500 a year. After filling out the prescriptions, my cap was met. I am in pain daily and I cannot correct this problem because of financial difficulty.

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James P. Greenwood

Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of Medicare prescription drug costs on seniors.

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