06/21/2011
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"Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement."
"Surveys from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and numerous other independent surveys all confirm Medicare patients have access to care, at least as good as the access private insurance patient..."
"The Republican plan proposes to increase premiums and force people to negotiate their care with private plans on their own."
"The Republican plan would increase cost-sharing for Medicare beneficiaries, more than doubling their out-of-pocket costs for new enrollees."