[A comprehensive review of President Bush's accomplishments in 2005 was issued by the Office of the Press Secretary for public consumption on December 22, 2005 ]
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Strengthening Medicare: A Framework to Modernize and Improve Medicare


President George W. Bush smiles at 85-year-old Eloise Cartwright as he joins the residents of Greenspring Village Retirement Community and others for a roundtable discussion on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, in Springfield, Va. White House photo by Paul Morse

Presidential Action:

On August 29, 2005, President Bush Announced New Low-Cost Options Under The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit That Will Be Available Beginning In January 2006. Medicare beneficiaries will have choices for prescription drug coverage that will cost less and offer more benefits than originally expected. Competition is working to drive down prices, and the President encouraged seniors acros"