Drug Plan Signup Numbers Released
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From Times Wire Reports
About 1.9 million elderly and disabled people signed up for the new Medicare drug benefit over the last month, meaning 7.2 million have taken steps to enroll since the program began Jan. 1, the government said.
An additional 20 million people have been enrolled automatically because they participate in other government programs, such as Medicaid, or because they have drug coverage through their former employer. About 43 million people are eligible.
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