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S. 789

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A bill to express the sense of the Senate that Medicare should not be dismantled and turned into a voucher program.
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Committee
Latest Action · April 12, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
112th (2011–2013)
Introduced
April 12, 2011
Sponsor
Sen. Max BaucusD
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Medicare should not be dismantled and turned into a voucher or premium-support program; (2) deficit reduction should not be achieved by simply passing on the costs of health care to Medicare beneficiaries; (3) guaranteed Medicare benefits should be preserved; (4) medical decisions should be made by seniors and their doctors, not insurance companies; and (5) deficit reduction should be achieved by lowering health care costs through delivery system reforms.

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