Correction on Fitz Story

Perhaps someone in the office actually was on drugs...

Sen. Fitzgerald Statement Regarding SeniorCare
"Sometime in December, more than two thousand SeniorCare patients were enrolled without their knowledge in the federal Medicare Part D drug benefit program. As a result, these patients did not have access to the state prescription drug benefit they were eligible for and had come to rely on. Information my office received from local pharmacists in my district led us to believe that this situation was the result of actions taken by the Department of Health and Family Services.

"Based on communications my office has had today with DHFS and with the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), it appears as though our initial impressions were mistaken. DHFS and CMS are actively working to discover how these SeniorCare patients were erroneously enrolled in the Medicare drug benefit and to ensure that all those affected by this situation are able to receive the medicines they need.

"My first and foremost concern when I initially heard about this situation was for the health and safety of the SeniorCare patients who might have unexpectedly found themselves without prescription drug coverage. "I regret any confusion that my statements earlier today caused. DHFS and CMS are working collaboratively to address this situation and I will offer them any assistance I can."

Correction duely noted.

When you make a mistake admit it. Fitz did. So will I.

While it doesn't rank up there with the Miners Are Alive or Dewey Defeats Truman, it is a miscue nonetheless.

*Attention Eugene Kane: When you run something based on inaccurate information, even if it was honestly obtained, this is how you rectify the situation.