Jim McDermott actually said...

You are dealing with 20 million people who are living under the poverty level and are supposed to report monthly if their income went up or down $25.

McDermott discusses the challenges faced by low-income individuals in reporting income changes.

06/13/2011

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we are going to call it a premium increase, but it is a tax. It is a tax on the seniors that we are putting on here.

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The notion that beneficiaries have to have more skin in the game to encourage smart healthcare shopping is ridiculous.

Fifty percent of the Medicare beneficiaries in this country have annual incomes at or below $22,500.