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Bush Explains Medicare Drug Bill

-- Verbatim Quote

Submitted on 2005-12-13 16:35:14

WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: 'I don't really understand. How is the new Plan going to fix the problem?'

Verbatim response: PRESIDENT BUSH:

'Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big
 cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculated, for example,
 is on the table. Whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases
 or price increases. 

There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered.
And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting 
those -- changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get
what has been promised more likely to be-- or closer delivered to 
that has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind 
of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the -- like,
for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages,
as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- 
the benefits will rise based upon inflation, supposed to wage increases.
There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into
effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised
benefits grow, if those if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.'

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