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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Mr. Chairman, the fact is this: that spending per patient will increase from $5,200 to $7,000 under our plan. That is no…”

On the recordMay 16, 1996
Mr. Chairman, the fact is this: that spending per patient will increase from $5,200 to $7,000 under our plan. That is no cut. There is no increase in deductibles, copayments, or premiums. And the gentlewoman neglected to admit that the Medicare trust fund is $4 billion in arrears. That is unconscionable. That is why we must have this budget.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Discussing Medicare funding and budget proposals during a committee meeting.

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