Another chance at $400 billion for drug benefits may not come along soon.
Those plans would provide drug benefits along with a full range of medical services.
But the Democrats, they say, did not fight hard enough for a better drug benefit.
Congress has already set aside $40 billion over five years for drug benefits.
Congress has set aside $400 billion over 10 years for the new drug benefits.
It would, he said, provide drug benefits to people with the greatest financial needs.
And there won't be any money for a drug benefit because Bush will spend it all on the war.
Under the legislation, drug benefits would become available in 2006.
The added drug benefits would cover 70 million potential customers.
Many members have, after all, promised a drug benefit for six years.
Under the administration proposal, the government would set standards for drug coverage.
The president has requested $153 billion for drug coverage over the next 10 years.
In that total, drug coverage rose 35 percent, to $922.
In other states, drug coverage will still be available, but at much higher premiums.
That's because participants in the programs generally must not have any drug coverage or access to it.
The letter will include a form asking about any drug coverage you had.
Most important will be the impact Medicare drug coverage has on patients' health.
Other plans offer only drug coverage and can be used along with the original Medicare plan.
Meanwhile, of course, they will not have this drug coverage.
She does not have drug coverage and last year spent about $3,000 on prescription drugs.
