Ruppersberger Calls on the Bush Administration To Extend Medicare Deadline

(Baltimore, MD)- Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) is calling on the Bush Administration to extend the Medicare deadline.  The deadline to enroll in the new Medicare prescription drug program is May 15, 2006 – next Monday.  The federal government estimates that 190,000 Seniors in Maryland who are eligible to sign up for the new program have not signed up. 

Many Seniors don’t know that the new Medicare drug plan is available or are confused by the myriad of options.  Congressman Ruppersberger has held more than a dozen town hall meetings across the Maryland 2nd District where Medicare experts have helped Seniors find the best plan for them.   

“Seniors have worked hard, raised their families, and paid their taxes.  They deserve a prescription drug benefit that allows them to buy medicines they need at a reasonable price so they can stay healthy and enjoy their golden years,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD).   

Congressman Ruppersberger joined Congressman Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at a rally at the Sandtown-Winchester Senior Center in Baltimore on May 9, 2006.  The event was sponsored by Progressive Maryland, a grass roots advocacy organization. 

For more information about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, go to www.medicare.gov. 

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