I might say we didn't pass any that required 65; it just happened because it is reasonable. People are working longer. They are going to be working longer than 65. They are going to have coverage everyplace. You are suggesting they are going to be denied coverage because we say you have to wait a year 25 years from now?
Discussing coverage and age requirements in a healthcare context.
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It would relate in some way to the process that you and I have learned and call reconciliation.
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