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CULPEPER, VIRGINIA— "The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate recently voted overwhelmingly to hold hearings to reconsider the costly Medicare catastrophic illness protection plan that was passed into law last year,” Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr., (R-7th, VA.) announced May 8 from his Culpeper Congressional District Office. Mr. Slaughter said more thap JO^rjpillipn people are affected hy the legislation.
"While some provisions in the new law—which was passed in June, 1988—are beneficial, I objected then, as I do now, to the method of financing the program,” said Rep. Slaughter. He was one of only 72 members of Congress who voted against final passage of the Medicare Catastrophic Illness Protection Act.
“I am pleased the Congress has indicated that it is willing to take another look at this flawed bill,” said Mr. Slaughter, who favors reform or total repeal of the program.
“I voted against this legislation initially because of its financing mechanism—which is really an income surtax on the elderly—its duplicative benefits for many private sector, military and Federal retirees, and its lack of long term care provisions,” Mr. Slaughter explained.
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