From the AARP

May 14, 2008
Tell Your Senators to Keep Medicare Fair

Click here to tell your Senators to Keep Medicare Fair!

Your Senators can play a pivotal role in crafting Medicare legislation that will impact the cost of premiums.
201,009 people have signed the KeepMedicareFair.org petition, but nothing is more powerful than your direct voice.

Will you make sure that your Senators hear from you before it is too late?
Click here now to send a note insisting that your Senators lead the charge for a Medicare solution that protects older Americans from large hikes in patient premiums.

What’s coming if we don’t act together? The weight of skyrocketing health care costs is in danger of being passed on – yet again – to you or anyone you know who is on Medicare.
The fact is, Medicare premiums have more than doubled since 2000, and Congress is considering actions that may raise your premiums even higher than usual. Final decisions will be made soon – you have less than seven weeks to make your voice heard. The clock is ticking.
Congress is considering legislation to pay doctors more, resulting in extra premium increases to Medicare Part B. Haven’t Medicare recipients shouldered enough of the burden? Is it fair that they should have to bear the cost of a broken health care system?
We’re asking you to take action today because you live in a critical state, one of only a handful to be selected for this targeted effort. Because your Senators can be key players in this Medicare debate, we want them to use their influence to protect people in Medicare.

So let your Senators know how you feel. Make your Senators accountable to you. Tell Congress to Keep Medicare Fair!
We really need your help on this one. Together, we can ensure that Congress acts quickly and decisively to Keep Medicare Fair.
Sincerely,
The AARP Online Advocacy Team