[PEN-L:32950] US Medicare "reform" proposed.

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

Title: US Medicare "reform" proposed.

>USA Today's lead says that President Bush is "considering" pushing for a new prescription drug plan. Under the proposal, in order to get their drugs covered, seniors would have to leave the traditional fee-for-service Medicare and enroll in an HMO that would have higher out-of-pocket fees for doctors' visits. The paper got word of the potential policy from an interview it had with Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, who said he's pushing Bush to green-light the idea. A White House spokesman said it's "premature" to talk about the plan. <

(from SLATE.)

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