If I understand, Mr. Goss, one and a half million people or one and a quarter million will get an increase of something like 77 bucks on average, and then there is the 15 million that are going to get cut.
McDermott highlights the disparity in benefits between groups affected by the bill.
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One of the largest holes in the Medicare system is that it does not currently cover most dental, vision, or hearing expenses.
I intend to discuss legislation I have recently introduced which will provide beneficiaries with access to comprehensive dental, vision, and hearing services.
Patients who have poor or no dental care often find themselves suffering from costly and potentially fatal conditions such as cardio-vascular disease and oral cancers.
It is not what happens in Mr. Kind's district, where about 80 percent of the people have advance directives.
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