Jim McDermott actually said...

Today, as Ranking Member McDermott said, half of all people with Medicare, 25 million older adults and people with disabilities, are living ...

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.

High earners pay more in payroll taxes, as Mr. McDermott pointed out, and income taxes throughout their work lives.