Ohio

Part D As Senator will you:
	Mike DeWine	Sherrod Brown
Sponsor legislation to enact a prescription drug benefit delivered through Medicare?
Sponsor legislation requiring Medicare to directly negotiate prescription drug prices?
Sponsor legislation eliminating the asset test for Medicare Part D’s low income subsidy, also called the Extra Help program?
People with Disabilities As Senator will you:
Sponsor legislation to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for Americans with disabilities under the age 65 to gain Medicare coverage?
Mental Health As Senator will you:
Sponsor legislation to make Medicare cover outpatient mental health care at 80% of its approved rate, as Medicare does for all other outpatient medical services?
Low-income Individuals As Senator will you:
Sponsor legislation to fully federalize administration and financing of the Medicare Savings Programs?

Checkmarks indicate a response of "Yes"

Congressional District 6

Part D As Representative will you:
	Chuck Blasdel	Charlie Wilson
Sponsor legislation to enact a prescription drug benefit delivered through Medicare?	*
Sponsor legislation requiring Medicare to directly negotiate prescription drug prices?	*
Sponsor legislation eliminating the asset test for Medicare Part D’s low income subsidy, also called the Extra Help program?	*
People with Disabilities As Representative will you:
Sponsor legislation to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for Americans with disabilities under the age 65 to gain Medicare coverage?	*
Mental Health As Representative will you:
Sponsor legislation to make Medicare cover outpatient mental health care at 80% of its approved rate, as Medicare does for all other outpatient medical services?	*
Low-income Individuals As Representative will you:
Sponsor legislation to fully federalize administration and financing of the Medicare Savings Programs?	*

* Mr. Blasdel responded to our survey with a letter stating his support for issues important to older adults, including access to prescription drugs. However, Mr. Blasdel did not provide specific responses to our six questions and did not further elaborate his views on these Medicare issues.

Congressional District 15

Part D As Representative will you:
	Deborah Pryce	Mary Jo Kilroy
Sponsor legislation to enact a prescription drug benefit delivered through Medicare?	*
Sponsor legislation requiring Medicare to directly negotiate prescription drug prices?	*
Sponsor legislation eliminating the asset test for Medicare Part D’s low income subsidy, also called the Extra Help program?	*
People with Disabilities As Representative will you:
Sponsor legislation to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for Americans with disabilities under the age 65 to gain Medicare coverage?	*
Mental Health As Representative will you:
Sponsor legislation to make Medicare cover outpatient mental health care at 80% of its approved rate, as Medicare does for all other outpatient medical services?	*
Low-income Individuals As Representative will you:
Sponsor legislation to fully federalize administration and financing of the Medicare Savings Programs?	*

* Representative Pryce responded to our survey with a letter stating her support for the Part D prescription drug benefit. She did not provide specific “yes” or “no” responses to our six questions.