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On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
And so if we repeal that guarantee of no copayment, seniors will have to pay more for those services. Their health care costs under the Republican plan will increase, will they not?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett questions the implications of repealing Medicare's no copayment guarantee.

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