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Joseph T. Burns: “I rise in support of improved health care for our Nation's seniors, and I think it has to be done through Medicare. I…”

On the recordJune 25, 2003
I rise in support of improved health care for our Nation's seniors, and I think it has to be done through Medicare. I believe that Congress can truly improve the seniors' standard of living through preventative care and alternative treatment. The proposed Medicare reform legislation will move us in the right direction. I am encouraged by the prospects of shifting Medicare from a system that manages seniors when they are already sick into a system that is designed to prevent them from becoming sick in the first place. Preventative care is a part of the Medicare reform. Preventative care is truly the best form of care that we can and we should provide for our America's seniors.

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Addressing Medicare reform and the importance of preventative care for seniors.

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