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Jim McDermott: “So if Mr. Ryan and the Republicans succeed in moving to a voucher system--that is, we hand 5,700 or 6,300 or whatever…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
So if Mr. Ryan and the Republicans succeed in moving to a voucher system--that is, we hand 5,700 or 6,300 or whatever amount to seniors every month--how will that administrative cost on the insurance companies, will that be an added cost on top of what they are getting already?
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott questions the implications of a proposed voucher system for Medicare.

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