OH Congressman Wants to Replace Medicare Part D with Less Privatized Alternative

According to a recent poll commissioned by a prominent health insurance lobby, the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries satisfied with their Medicare Part D coverage approached 87%, and that 75% spent less on formulary drugs after Part D was enacted in 2006.

Did someone forget to tell Rep. Dennis Kucinich this?

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) recently introduced a bill that would replace the Medicare prescription drug benefit with a new program in an effort to reduce costs, CQ HealthBeat reports. The legislation would require Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for discounts on prescription drugs and eliminate copayments, premiums and deductibles for medications for beneficiaries.

The Kucinich bill is here. | LINK