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Nancy L. Johnson: You bet, you bet. It would have been good for the seniors, good for the program, good for the government because it…

On the recordApril 30, 1997
You bet, you bet. It would have been good for the seniors, good for the program, good for the government because it would have created the right partnership between the government, the seniors of America and the providers of health care in our country who are without doubt the best. But I also want to point to a couple of other things that were in our bill last year because some of them actually the Congress passed and the public did not have a chance to understand that, one of the provisions in the medicare formula.
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Nancy L. Johnson
Connecticut

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Discussing the benefits of a healthcare bill for seniors and the government.

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