Angry Seniors, Paid Doctors and the Lobbyists Who Love Them

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"Seniors' anger and confusion as the Bush administration phases in the ambitious Medicare overhaul" may help Democratic candidates in November - unless an astroturf PR campaign succeeds. Noting that "a healthcare professional's opinion goes a long way in making a story seem more credible," the Republican lobbying firm the DCI Group "is offering healthcare consultants $3750 plus expenses over six weeks to generate positive news stories about the drug card and offer support to Congress for voting for the Medicare law." The DCI campaign is for RetireSafe, a project of the Council for Government Reform.