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Article: Seniors Cite Medicare, Drug Benefit as Top Health Care Concerns.
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- November 6, 2002
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-- Election-Eve Poll Shows Drug Price Issue Is No Silver Bullet
Among Electorate as a Whole;
Political Attacks on Pharmaceutical Industry Once Again Fail to Sway Voters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care was the number-one issue driving congressional votes among Americans 65 and older, according to a new national survey of 1,000 likely voters. Within the health care issue, seniors said strengthening Medicare and enacting a prescription drug benefit were their top concerns.
Among voters overall, the economy and terrorism/national security are the top issues that determined their congressional votes. Despite being heralded ...