[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 2, 1994]
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      FUNDAMENTAL CONCERNS WITH CLINTON-GEPHARDT HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express 
fundamental concerns with the Clinton-Gephardt approach to health care 
reform. My district contains the largest number of senior citizens, and 
seniors are the big losers under Clinton-Gephardt.
  The American people haven't been shown the numbers on Clinton-
Gephardt, but we already know that the Medicare cuts will be around a 
half trillion dollars over 10 years. Let's be honest: Cuts of this 
magnitude are going to reduce both access to and the quality of care 
elderly Americans receive.
  The creation of Medicare part C will further erode quality of care by 
creating a huge new entitlement class to compete with senior citizens 
for scarce Medicare dollars. Medicare will look more and more like the 
Medicaid Program--all Government promises, but no funding. That's not 
health care reform--that's Government rationing. It is scary to think 
that this Congress will consider enacting wholesale changes to our 
health care system before all the ugly details of Clinton-Gephardt are 
released to and understood by the American people.

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