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David Minge: “The Fairness Caucus is committed to ending the regional disparities that exist with respect to Medicare today. The fact…”

On the recordJune 28, 2000
The Fairness Caucus is committed to ending the regional disparities that exist with respect to Medicare today. The fact that seniors in some parts of the country are already receiving prescription drugs as a part of Medicare, at no premium cost, while seniors in other parts of the country have to buy prescription drugs with their own dollars, this is fundamentally unfair. People are paying the same amounts in regardless of where they live, but the benefits are different. We must end these regional inequities. The motion to recommit will have language making that commitment in an unambiguous way, and I urge that we support the motion to recommit.
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David Minge
Minnesota
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Addressing regional disparities in Medicare benefits during a House floor debate.

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