Despite the administration's long public information campaign, for many months polls have consistently indicated only 37 percent of those eligible for Medicare say they only partially understand the program.

Fitzpatrick who was an attorney at a firm active in county affairs was the candidate preferred by county Republican Party leaders. Philadelphia television station NBC 10 later reported that Fitzpatrick had conceded the election to Murphy. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district.

He is a member of the Republican Party. He was reelected to Congress in 2010 and 2012. Michael G.