Currently, there is legislation to give free medication benefits to those who receive Medicare. Ester “Tess” Canja, AARP’s president-elect, testified before the Senate Finance Committee that “pharmaceutical therapies have become increasingly important in the treatment of virtually every major illness (AARP Speaks to Congress).” I believe this would be good for the population as a whole, because the elderly who rely solely on Medicare endure the effects of not having a medication benefit yet …showed first 75 words of 1153 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1153 total…much publicity and public support and excitement can be elicited, so the publicity campaign would have to be exceptionally well thought out. All in all, I found the entire process very interesting and also, extremely arduous. Bibliography AARP Webplace. AARP Speaks to Congress. May 27, 1999. http://www.aarp.org/wwstand/testimony/1999/s052799.html AARP Webplace. The Legislative Process. http://congress.nw.dc.us/aarp/process.html Sager, Alan. The Elderly - Opposing Viewpoints. Pg 153. Greenhaven Press, 1990