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February 24, 2006

Reed hosts Medicare forum

PAWTUCKET -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is hosting a forum this morning on a Medicare prescription drug program he opposed.

The forum in Pawtucket will include elected officials, advocates for senior citizens and drug providers.

A spokeswoman for Reed says the Rhode Island Democrat opposed the new Medicare benefit program due to concerns over its complexity and other issues.

The plan has been plagued with problems since it was introduced in January. Rhode Island authorities created an emergency program to fill about 2,000 prescriptions for Medicare patients who qualified for the benefit but couldn't get their prescriptions filled.

State officials have asked the federal government for reimbursement.

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