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John Garamendi: “Nine years. Okay. We added that one here. Medicare Advantage, we talked about that. The bonus to the insurance companies…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2010
Nine years. Okay. We added that one here. Medicare Advantage, we talked about that. The bonus to the insurance companies is gone. And that money is not sent off to some other program, that savings stays in the Medicare program. Reduce senior premiums, improve access, expanded benefits, extend Medicare's fiscal--I did have it here. I just didn't read it. Here is the Medicare fiscal health. And finally, the issues you were talking about, prevention, organizing the care so we have continuity of care.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Mar 20, 2010

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Garamendi discusses changes to Medicare Advantage and its impact on seniors.

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