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Nearly all seniors already have health insurance through the Medicare program, but they are among the most sought-after groups in the political struggle to pass or kill a health overhaul bill.
Democrats have stuffed their bills with sweeteners intended to woo the over-65 crowd. "The House health insurance reform bill will strengthen and improve Medicare and its benefits for older Americans, and help eliminate waste, fraud and inefficiency from Medicare," said Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the House's No. 3 Democrat.
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Republicans, however, have been hammering for months the fact that much of the bill would be financed by cutting future Medicare spending.
"It will slash Medicare for seniors by about a half a trillion dollars over the next 10 years," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said last week on the Senate floor. "These are major cuts with serious consequences."
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