Since we began tracking seniors’ views of the Medicare prescription drug benefit in February 2004, more seniors have had an unfavorable than a favorable impression of the benefit (with the exception of August 2005, when the shares with favorable and unfavorable impressions were equal at 32%). Most recently, in April 2006, 46% of seniors said their impression of the benefit was unfavorable, compared with 30% who said they had a favorable impression.