right, i know elder people need help with their prescriptions. Salkin Kathleen wrote: > I agree with you. Considering that those disabled who don't have jobs and > aren't retirement age (65) and most of them are on Medicaid which pays for > some prescriptions, that was not an appropriate way to mark the ADA > anniversary. It was just PR, in my opinion. > > Kat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Keplinger" <[log in to unmask]> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: aarp and ada > > > i just don't think he pick right way to mark the ada day. > > > > Salkin Kathleen wrote: > > > > > Yes, but we're talking about two different groups as far as the > government > > > is concerned. There are the disabled who are all ages, and there are > the > > > retired folks. There's a lot of overlap between the two, but the AARP > is > > > designed for retirees, and the medicine bill is designed for those > retirees > > > who are on Medicare and no longer have group coverages that cover meds. > > > > > > Kat > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dan Keplinger" <[log in to unmask]> > > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:26 AM > > > Subject: aarp and ada > > > > > > > i saw in apaper that bush marked the 12th year of ada by > > > > signing a bill for better drug coverage and this was a > > > > big thing for the aarp. how does this help the disabled > > > > communitty as a hole? at a quick look at the aarp web > > > > site it said anyone over 50 can join aarp, but not just > > > > being disabled. to me ada is to benefit people with > > > > disabilies, not one portion of the group. > > > > > > > > dan