The gentlewoman from Oregon should know that with this prescription drug insurance plan Medicare recipients in Oregon who are covered will go from 60 percent up to 96.6 percent. This bill brings a benefit to Oregon.
Discussing the benefits of a prescription drug insurance plan for Medicare recipients in Oregon.
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We certainly are willing to accept the gentleman's amendment. It is a very thoughtful and important one.
This legislation is nearly identical to H.R. 3146, a bill the House unanimously approved last week. The only change is the addition of a 6-month extension of expiring Medicare payment provisions affecting hospitals in small cities and…
I do not consider the AARP a special interest group, or the Coalition to Ensure Patient Access a special interest group, or the Alzheimer's Association a special interest group, or the Kidney Cancer Association a special interest group.
But we need to do something better than the Senate position, and we certainly need to avoid the additional 2 percent cut that starts every year thereafter.
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