[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MEDICARE PART D

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to encourage all Americans 
to talk with their loved ones about Medicare part D, the new voluntary 
prescription drug benefit available to all seniors.
  Now is the perfect time to assist a senior with this important 
decision. After all, many of us are about to spend the holiday season 
with several generations of our family, and it is easy to help. In 
fact, this past weekend, I help my mother, Helen Gingrey, enroll in a 
Medicare part D plan. Now, my mother is in her eighties, and while she 
is a sharp lady, she is not very familiar with computers, but together, 
we visited the Web site www.medicare.gov, and walked through the 
enrollment process. It took less than an hour, and now starting January 
1, my mother will have affordable prescription drug coverage.
  If everyone in our community took the time to assist just one senior 
in this way we could help millions of seniors get access to the 
prescription drugs they need to stay well. Seniors can choose a plan 
and enroll by visiting the Web site www.medicare.gov, or by calling 1-
800-Medicare.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage all Americans to help a senior in their 
lives with this important health care decision.

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