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Bush Touts Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

President Bush hit the road on Friday to help convince seniors that the new Medicare prescription drug benefit available in January is "a good deal."

After traveling the nation for months pitching his ideas for changing Social Security, Bush this week started another campaign — one aimed specifically at seniors to herald new drug coverage under Medicare that begins Jan. 1.

Bush urged caregivers, sons and daughters and community and faith-based groups to help seniors understand what's available and encourage seniors to fill out the four-page forms so they can take advantage of the prescription drug benefit.

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posted by Mike @ 2:02 PM