Nancy Johnson pulled an old political trick: Introduce a bill that might actually help seniors, then let it die in committee to screw the old bastards, just like your Big Pharma contributors want.
The bill would have eliminated penalties against seniors who missed an enrollment deadline for the new Medicare prescription drug plan. Though Johnson is the chairwoman of a health subcommittee, she never pushed for a vote, Murphy said.
"This was either an intentional bait and switch or shows an inability to lead her committee," said Murphy.
Under the penalty, seniors who missed the May 15 deadline face a minimum 6 percent increase in their premiums, Murphy said.
The House Ways and Means committee and the Health Subcommittee met a total of 12 times, Murphy said, and neither took action on the bill.
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