No. What there is around the country is significant differences in health care costs and significant difference in Medicare reimbursements around the country. So, for most of the counties, most rural counties and even many urban areas, those seniors would be asked to pay substantially more than 100 percent of actual cost. You might want to check into this and find the rationalization.
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