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The White HousePresident George W. Bush<A href=file:///E:/下载wwenglish资料/每周演讲/text/javascriptFor Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryJune 7, 2003 Presidents Radio Address AudioTHE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, the House and Senate are working on one of the most import
| The White House President George W. Bush |
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 7, 2003
President's Radio Address
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, the House and Senate are working on one of the most important issues facing Congress: improving Medicare to offer prescription drug coverage to American seniors. And on Wednesday, I will travel to Chicago and talk about our responsibility to give seniors more choices and better benefits, including help with the rising costs of prescription drugs.
We have a tremendous opportunity to reform Medicare and help our seniors. The budget I proposed, and which the Congress passed, provides $400 billion in additional funds over the next 10 years to strengthen and improve Medicare -- so we have the resources to make reform work. We're also seeing a growing consensus -- in both houses of Congress and both parties -- that our seniors need a strengthened Medicare system that includes prescription drug coverage. The time is right to make progress.
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My views on Medicare are clear. First, those who like the Medicare system as it is should be able to stay just where they are, and also receive prescription drug benefits.
Second, those who want more coverage for preventive care and other benefits should be able to choose from multiple health plans under an enhanced Medicare program. This option would be similar to the health care coverage available to every federal employee. If that coverage is good enough for members of Congress and federal employees, it is good for our seniors.
Third, seniors who want the benefits of managed care plans -- including prescription drug coverage -- should be able to choose from a range of plans that best fit their personal needs.
And, fourth, we must provide extra help for low-income seniors, so that all seniors will have the ability to choose the Medicare option that serves them best -- and every senior will have the option of a prescription drug benefit.
In a Medicare system that reflects these principles, every senior in America would enjoy better benefits than they do today. And they would continue to benefit from the most important strength of American medicine: the ability to choose your own doctor. We want seniors and doctors -- not government bureaucrats -- to be in charge of the important health care decisions.
Members of Congress are working hard on this issue, and I encourage their efforts. I also urge Americans to make their voices heard. If we work together, Congress will pass a strong Medicare bill -- and our seniors will finally get the prescription drug benefits and choices they need and deserve.
Thank you for listening.
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