Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Deane Beebe
Communications Director
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Medicare Rights CenterFebruary 7, 2006
New York State Assembly and Senate Enact Safety Net for People with Medicaid Who Were Transitioned to Medicare Drug Coverage but Cannot Get their Prescriptions Filled Below is a statement from Robert M. Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center, a national consumer service organization.
“The lives of many poor New Yorkers have been placed at great risk by the reckless and inept federal roll out of a flawed Medicare drug program by the Bush Administration. The Assembly and Senate deserve credit for enacting a safety net to protect the health and lives of New Yorkers in need.”