Bush Visits Missouri to Talk Up Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

President Bush brings his campaign to tout the Medicare prescription drug plan to Missouri, sharing the stage with six residents as he speaks with a select Jefferson City audience. Bush says Medicaide had changed, but Medicare hadn’t. Bush acknowledges that the prescription drug plan is complicated, but he says it’s better to give people a choice rather than have the government choose a plan for them.

He urges senior citizens confused by the 42 plans offered in Missouri to get help to sign up, such as calling toll-free 1-800-MEDICARE or going on-line to www.medicare.gov. There is a May 15th deadline to sign up. 29-Million senior citizens have signed up, so far.