KENNEDY FIGHTS TO PROTECT MEDICARE

The following press release was published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Dec. 3, 2007. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, D.C- Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4th, at 2:00pm, Senator Edward

M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will be

joined by Medicare and retiree advocates to support strengthening Medicare through

reducing overpayments to private plans. 48,000 signatures collected from seniors across

the country supporting eliminating insurance industry subsidies will also be presented to

Congress.

Source: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions