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would be covered by a nationwide health plan, after a specific deductible had been met. The program, he said, would be funded by a surcharge on income tax to be paid by the elderly. The surcharge rates range from $5 to $11 per person per year under the different bills. The coverage under the various proposals is “similar.”
Other measures which Mr. Slaughter said he would favor being made part of the bill include:
• Incentives or credits to those who use their own health care programs rather than the government plan. Mr. Slaughter said he feels that plans which do not provide an exemption to those who have earned longrtesm health-care coverage during their working life, such as gov
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