On the recordJune 18, 2003
Absolutely. The Senator from Illinois has hit what I think is the most critical point, and the reason there is such opposition, certainly from the pharmaceutical industry, to what we are trying to do through Medicare. They don't want the majority of seniors in one insurance plan together in Medicare where they can force a group discount. They would like to divide seniors up in lots of different insurance plans and not give them the leverage to bring prices down.
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