Bush Gets Medicare Drugs Right

Federal Costs Dropping Under New Medicare Drug Plan

According to this article in the New York Times, federal costs for Medicare drugs will be 20% lower than expected this year. For anything in government to beat cost expectations by 20% is a stunning achievement, for that drop to occur in Medicare and specifically in drugs is nothing short of a miracle.

Why the huge drop? Why, the Bush administration's Medicare drug plan, of course. Despite the Democrats' best efforts to derail it, downtalk it, and generally do everything they could to get in the way of seniors getting Medicare drug coverage; it is on track to provide significant cost savings to the government while allowing seniors access to drugs that they otherwise could not have afforded.

Despite every single prediction they had about how the Bush plan would fail, the best they can do is complain there is too much choice out there. Are you kidding me? Try taking that one to the electorate: Bush plan gives you too many choices, elect us and we'll take your choices away!

Score a huge one for the Bush administration. When even the New York Times has to grudgingly admit that a Republican plan is working as advertised, then you know you've really hit a home run.