* Eliminate the Donut Hole THIS IS IMPORTANT!

September 16, 2006

Campaign for America's Future | www.ourfuture.org

No Donut Holes

Help us get rid of the prescription drug plan "donut hole" that's putting seniors' lives at risk. Join our petition and video contest to pressure President Bush and Congress to get rid of the donut hole, and showcase creative donut-hole-elimination ideas that can help build this campaign. GO»

A week from today -- Friday, September 22nd -- President Bush's Part D prescription drug disaster will surprise tens of thousands of seniors when it stops paying for their medications! That's the day when the average Medicare enrollee falls into Part D's dangerous "donut hole".

Here's how it happens. People enrolled in Part D are only covered for their first, roughly, $2,000 in drug costs. After that, their drug coverage stops completely. They fall into the donut hole. Here, they're forced to pay monthly premiums, and get no coverage until spending nearly $3,000 out of pocket for their medications.

Many seniors simply don't have that money. The donut hole literally puts their lives at risk - forcing them to choose between paying for prescriptions, or other essentials like food or rent.

Join our petition and video contest to pressure President Bush and Congress to get rid of the donut hole, and to showcase creative donut-hole-elimination ideas that can help build this campaign.

The Part D donut hole has got to go! The only reason it exists is because Part D was designed more for insurance and pharmaceutical companies than for enrollees. The bill was written by two Republican lawmakers who were literally negotiating their next jobs with the pharmaceutical industry as they worked to create the law. They inserted a provision that actually forbid Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices, and then created the donut hole to pass the added expenses onto America's seniors and disabled.

Earlier this summer, we reached out to you for ideas on how to organize supporters to eliminate the donut hole. This petition and video contest is a hybrid of the many suggestions you made for direct action, public outreach, and online organizing. It aims to send a strong message to the President and Congress, and tap the creative power that you and thousands of others can provide to encourage others to get involved.

We hope you'll join us by weighing in today to help deliver thousands of petition signatures, eliminate 70,000 donut holes on video (one for every 100 seniors who will fall into the hole this year) and help build this campaign.

Next week, the Campaign for America's Future along our coalition partner at Americans United will host scores of events across the country to help eliminate the donut hole and replace Part D with a prescription plan that's simple, affordable and guaranteed. Stay tuned for more information on how you can get involved. In the meantime, please join our petition and video contest today.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Roger Hickey, Co-DirectorCampaign for America's Future

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"Traditional churchianity tells us to "repent and be forgiven", but, instead, God forgives first. then, in the security and freedom of that forgiveness, his goodness melts our hearts, bringing about repentance." ~ Annie Daugherty

"Sin is that attitude that keeps us from thinking we need grace or forgiveness. But, on the other end of the spectrum, sin is the attitude that won't allow us to accept God's grace because we are "unworthy". ~ Brian Smith

September 16, 2006

My thinking is that it would be best to eliminate the entire doughnut......as we know pharma drugs kill far more people (slowly as well as quickly) than they 'help'... Better to spread education for how we can deal with our own health and put efforts behind the natural health industry. By this comment I am in no way trying to impede this notice, as I know how these folks are hooked into this system, and it cannot be eliminated overnight. So yes by all means I support this measure---but only as a stop gap solution. Cheers BeaSHARON JAGGER <sharonjagger wrote: Campaign for America's Future | www.ourfuture.org No Donut Holes Help us get rid of the prescription drug plan "donut hole" that's putting seniors' lives at risk. Join our petition and video contest to pressure President Bush and Congress to

get rid of the donut hole, and showcase creative donut-hole-elimination ideas that can help build this campaign. GO» A week from today -- Friday, September 22nd -- President Bush's Part D prescription drug disaster will surprise tens of thousands of seniors when it stops paying for their medications! That's the day when the average Medicare enrollee falls into Part D's dangerous "donut hole". Here's how it happens. People enrolled in Part D are only covered for their first, roughly, $2,000 in drug costs. After that, their drug coverage stops completely. They fall into the donut hole. Here, they're forced to pay monthly premiums, and get no coverage until spending nearly $3,000 out of pocket for their medications. Many seniors simply don't have that money. The donut hole literally puts their lives at risk - forcing them to

choose between paying for prescriptions, or other essentials like food or rent. Join our petition and video contest to pressure President Bush and Congress to get rid of the donut hole, and to showcase creative donut-hole-elimination ideas that can help build this campaign. The Part D donut hole has got to go! The only reason it exists is because Part D was designed more for insurance and pharmaceutical companies than for enrollees. The bill was written by two Republican lawmakers who were literally negotiating their next jobs with the pharmaceutical industry as they worked to create the law. They inserted a provision that actually forbid Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices, and then created the donut hole to pass the added expenses onto America's seniors and disabled. Earlier this summer, we reached out to you for ideas on how to organize

supporters to eliminate the donut hole. This petition and video contest is a hybrid of the many suggestions you made for direct action, public outreach, and online organizing. It aims to send a strong message to the President and Congress, and tap the creative power that you and thousands of others can provide to encourage others to get involved. We hope you'll join us by weighing in today to help deliver thousands of petition signatures, eliminate 70,000 donut holes on video (one for every 100 seniors who will fall into the hole this year) and help build this campaign. Next week, the Campaign for America's Future along our coalition partner at Americans United will host scores of events across the country to help eliminate the donut hole and replace Part D with a prescription plan that's simple, affordable and guaranteed. Stay tuned for more information on how you can get

involved. In the meantime, please join our petition and video contest today. Thank you so much for your continued support. Sincerely, Roger Hickey, Co-DirectorCampaign for America's Future Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Campaign for America's Future. You received this message from the Campaign for America's Future. We apologize if you received this message in error. To change your email address, update your contact info, or remove yourself - Debra Masters - from our email list, please visit your subscription management page at http://ga3.org/caf/smp.tcl?nkey=ii5838s4a5bi68n & "Traditional churchianity tells us to "repent and be forgiven", but, instead, God forgives first. then, in the security and freedom of that forgiveness, his goodness melts our hearts, bringing about repentance." ~ Annie Daugherty "Sin is that attitude that keeps us from thinking we need grace or forgiveness. But, on the other end of the spectrum, sin is the attitude that won't allow us to accept God's grace because we are "unworthy". ~ Brian Smith

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