I just think your characterization of what the bill calls for is completely wrong. Medicare recipients gain under the Clinton plan. Medicare recipients today can choose the doctor they want, they can choose the plan they want. If a State decided to have an alliance, and they were going to choose through the alliance, they would have the same choices available they have today.
Defending the Clinton plan for Medicare during a House floor debate.
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