CORRECTING and REPLACING Grassroots Support for Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit That Includes Comprehensive Benefits, Universal Coverage and Flexible Options.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CORRECTION...by Employers' Coalition on Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2003 In BW5072, (DC-EMPLOYERS'-COALITION) grassroots Adj. 1. grassroots - fundamental; "the grassroots factor in making the decision" basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" 2. support for Medicare prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefit, the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for more information should read xxx www.employersandmedicare.org (sted www.employersandamerica.org). The corrected release reads: GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT THAT INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS, UNIVERSAL COVERAGE AND FLEXIBLE OPTIONS Advertising, Opinion Editorials and Outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. from Member Companies Of the Employers' Coalition on Medicare Bolsters Efforts for Supporting Comprehensive Benefits, Universal Coverage and Flexible Options Grassroots support for a Medicare drug benefit that includes comprehensive benefits, universal coverage and flexible options continues to grow throughout America. "Our member companies continue to report significant enthusiasm among their retirees and their employees for a Medicare drug benefit," said Ed Kaleta, Chair, Employers' Coalition on Medicare. "As the Senate-House conference committee continues to pound out the details of the final bill, our coalition members continue to encourage Congress to pass legislations that: -- Brings Medicare in line with the modern benefit practices and to ensure its fiscal integrity. -- Offers a prescription drug benefit to every Medicare beneficiary beneficiary Person or entity (e.g., a charity or estate) that receives a benefit from something (e.g., a trust, life-insurance policy, or contract). A primary beneficiary receives proceeds from a trust or insurance policy before any other. ; -- Empowers employers with ways to partner with Medicare in offering a range of options to help meet retirees' needs." Recently (July 24, 2003) in the Miami Herald, Mr. Kaleta outlined the priorities of the Employers' Coalition on Medicare www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/6369445.htm. As well, the Employers' Coalition on Medicare launched an aggressive education outreach Education outreach is a variation of Cause Marketing and/or Strategic Philanthropy and other focused Public Affairs activities that are specific to education. These programs may include:
Also, a major advertising initiative has been launch by the coalition, with several newspapers publishing Employers' Coalition on Medicare advertisements in strategically significant publications around the country. The Employers' Coalition on Medicare represents more than 60 of the world's largest employers and several major trade associations. Please refer to www.employersandmedicare.org for more information. A copy of the advertisement is on this website as well. Members of the media interested in speaking with the chairperson chairperson Chairman The head of an academic department. See 'Chair.', Cf Chief. of the Employers' Coalition on Medicare can contact Tim Warner at 202-778-1487 or twarner@apcoworldwide.com to make arrangements. |
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