Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION ACT OF 2007 -- (House of Representatives - January 12, 2007)

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Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, when a government program is not working, we have an obligation to fix it. This is not the case, however, with the Medicare prescription part D. In fact, part D is working well.

Just yesterday, the Medicare Prescription Education Network released a study showing that 80 percent of seniors enrolled in Medicare part D are satisfied with their coverage, and an 80 percent satisfaction rate is unprecedented for such an important and positive program. I am particularly pleased that a Blue Cross/Blue Shield call center assisting recipients with part D enrollment has been operating in the district I represent.

Moreover, government involvement would likely limit access to medications and restrict the development of new treatments. As USA Today recently editorialized: ``The public would be best served if the new Congress conducts an in-depth oversight to gather facts, rather than rushing through legislation within 100 hours to fix something that isn't necessarily broken.'

I urge my colleagues to protect part D and vote against H.R. 4.

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