Reply #1: Very poor coverage of Medicare changes in media [View All]

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Poll Shows Americans Confused by Medicare Changes

Updated 12:46 PM ET February 26, 2004

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American seniors are keenly interested in the new Medicare bill signed into law last December, but more than two-thirds are confused about it, according to a survey released on Thursday.

The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows just 15 percent of people over 65, who will be most affected by the new prescription drug law, understand it very well. And the younger general public understands it even less well.

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Nearly 70 percent of those polled did not understand that it was a bill passed in Congress and signed into law by President Bush, the nonprofit research group said.

"The lack of understanding of the prescription drug law makes it ripe for political demagoguery on both sides as we enter the election season," Kaiser President Drew Altman said in a statement.

Sorry, I don't have a link for this. However, our beloved corporate media have, especially TV, have have given it very little coverage. Think of the coverage they've given to nipplegate, same-sex marriages, and "the Passion" recently.