On the recordJune 19, 1996
as Yogi Berra once said, it is deja vu all over again: another Republican dismantling of Medicare; a little smaller than before, but just as unnecessary, and still a bad policy. Doctors can charge thousands of dollars in bills that Medicare will not cover; hospitals are cutting even more than before, and these cuts, along with the Republicans' Medicaid cuts, will close many rural hospitals in districts all over this country. Seniors are still herded into managed care plans where they cannot choose their own doctor. That means less choice and continually rising premiums. Once again, Republicans demand that seniors pay more and more and get less and less. Once again, seniors will pay for the tax cuts for the well off. This plan was never intended to improve Medicare. As Speaker Gingrich has already said, this plan is intended to see Medicare wither on the vine. It is still a bad deal for America's seniors.
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