Miller-Meeks should stick to her knitting

My congresswoman, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, told a whopper in her Aug. 18 newsletter to constituents.

"Since the Biden-Harris Administration took office, Medicare Part D premiums have skyrocketed, increasing by 57%," Miller-Meeks wrote. I am on Medicare Part D drug coverage, so I pulled out my records. They show a much different story.

In 2021, the year Biden took office, my monthly premium for Part D was $15.50. In 2022 it was $10.50; in 2023, $7.50; and this year the monthly premium is $0.50 per month. The last is not a typo. I called the insurance company to make sure they did not make a mistake. They told me they didn't. In addition, the coverage has gotten better.

These are not skyrocketing prices; in fact they are the opposite. I don't know where the congresswoman got her information, but she should stop listening to those people and focus on real problems. Where I come from, we call that sticking to one's knitting.

I understand the congresswoman is not a fan of the Biden administration. However, the claims in her newsletter about Medicare Part D premiums don’t tell the whole story.

We can do better by electing Christina Bohannan to replace Miller-Meeks in the 1st Congressional District on Nov. 5.

Paul Deaton

Solon