Chris Dodd: “What we are saying is, for the very first 2 years--that is all, just the first 2 years-- give seniors the flexibility so…”

“What we are saying is, for the very first 2 years--that is all, just the first 2 years-- give seniors the flexibility so they do not have to sign up for a plan immediately. You get a couple years within that timeframe to make your choice, then you go into the 1-year cycle as all the rest of us do. But for older Americans, it is very confusing--very confusing--for them to have to make that choice at the get-go, right at the very beginning. So that 2-year window, to have some flexibility to make a choice that best serves your interest, I think is a reasonable request to make for our older Americans.”