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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
But basically the $7,000 pays for the entire health care cost where the $4,500 is a wrap-around plan around Medicare.
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson compares healthcare costs between postal retirees and the private sector.

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