Nancy L. Johnson: “Scare tactics have no place in this debate. There are no vouchers in this bill. In 2010, a senior that wants to be in…”

“Scare tactics have no place in this debate. There are no vouchers in this bill. In 2010, a senior that wants to be in the Medicare program will be in the Medicare program exactly as they are now. They will be in that Medicare program and have that choice of the Medicare program in 2010, in 2011, in 2012, in 2013. They will never receive a voucher. That word is not in this legislation. It is used rhetorically to scare seniors. I want to assure the seniors listening that this bill represents the most dramatic expansion of benefits under Medicare since the program was founded, not only prescription drugs but additional preventive benefits and a whole system to support seniors with chronic illness.”