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-------------------------July 26, 2005
CLOSING THE MINORITY PRESCRIPTION DRUG GAP
ANCHOR LEAD: A new Medicare prescription drug benefit coming in 2006 will lend a
helping hand to minorities in need. Jon McNally has more. (:60)
SCRIPT: Healthcare Now, I’m Jon McNally. In January 2006, more than 14 million
Medicare recipients with limited incomes may receive help through the Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit. Dr. Gary Puckrein of the National Minority Health Month
Foundation thinks this benefit will be crucial to minorities who need help with their medical
bills. Dr. Puckrein, why is this benefit so important?
CUT: (Puckrein) The Department of Health and Human Services in a report to the President
said that only 30 percent of African Americans over the age of sixty-five had a prescription
drug benefit coverage for at least one month during the year. That’s a significant problem,
and it contributes to health disparities.
SCRIPT: Where can people go for more information?
CUT: (Puckrein) There’s a group of forty organizations that have come together under the
banner of MedicareRX Education Network, and you can go online to
medicarerxeducation.org, and you can get information about the benefit.
SCRIPT: That’s Healthcare Now from MedicareRX Education Network. I’m Jon McNally.
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For more information on this story, contact Monica Cox at 404.351.0926
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