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George W. Bush: “Medicare will pick up as much as 95 percent of all prescription costs once beneficiaries spend $3,600 of their own money…”

On the recordMay 8, 2006
Medicare will pick up as much as 95 percent of all prescription costs once beneficiaries spend $3,600 of their own money each year.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Fact Sheet: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

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