Reply from AARP

[raysr]

This is the reply I got from AARP cancelling membership. : Thank you for your recent communication. Your feedback is important.

AARP has endorsed the bipartisan Medicare bill which includes a
voluntary prescription drug benefit for everyone in Medicare.

We believe that millions of older Americans will be helped by this
legislation. While not perfect the legislation represents an
important milestone in the nation's commitment to strengthen and
expand health security for its citizens.

The bill will provide the following:

- Low prescription drug coverage for those in need: people with low
incomes, including those who depend on Social Security for all or most
of their income;

- Substantial relief for those with very high drug costs, and modest
relief for millions more;

- A substantial increase in protections for retiree benefits; and

- New mechanisms to push down prescription drug prices.

An unprecedented $88 billion will encourage employers to maintain
existing health retiree benefits. It will also help speed generic
drugs to market, add new preventive and chronic care management
services as well as protect poor seniors from soaring prescription
drug costs.

Again, thank you for contacting us.

AARP Member Service
Contact AARP (http://www.aarp.org/contactaarp)

[neuvocat]

1. They said "bipartisan"

so they are not referring to the same bill you mentioned.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Also, I believe there is a declining time period where the benefits

begin to fall off. It's bait and switch.