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However, the Medicare prescription drug benefit has changed, and if the nearly 3,000 seniors I have met through 12 town halls can represent a sample of opinion, many seniors do not yet understand the prescription drug program and do not plan to sign up for coverage.

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Mike Fitzpatrick
Age: 56 †
Born: 1963
Born: June 28
Died: 2020
Died: January 6
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