[Puddleglum]

I think the plan was just so damn confusing that a lot of people gave it a pass.

[Puddleglum]

"One reason the 2003 bill has come in under budget is that fewer people are signing up for the voluntary program."

"Initial projections anticipated more than 43 million beneficiaries by 2009, but actual figures from the Medicare trustees' annual report, released earlier this month, showed just 33.4 million took part last year."