[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SENIORS BENEFIT FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. DAHLKEMPER. Madam Speaker, the new health care reform 
legislation will strengthen Medicare for the 118,000 beneficiaries in 
my district and for 45 million individuals across this country. Seniors 
in Medicare will receive free preventative care under this new reform 
and no copays for preventative services.
  Every year, almost 13,000 seniors in my district are forced to pay 
the full cost of their prescription drugs because of the Medicare part 
D doughnut hole. Under the new reform, they will receive a $250 rebate 
to pay for these prescriptions this year, and the doughnut hole will 
completely close by 2020. The new health care reform strengthens 
Medicare and ensures that our seniors get the quality, affordable care 
they deserve.

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