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President Participates in Conversation on Medicare
President George W. Bush makes a point during a Conversation on Medicare in Maple Grove, Minn., Friday, June 17, 2005. White House photo by Eric DraperPresident Bush discussed new Medicare benefits and urged seniors to sign-up and participate in the program. "And the reason why we're beginning the dialogue early on a Medicare plan that becomes available next November is because we want low-income seniors to fill out some paperwork to justify their participation in the program as a low-income senior. ... After all, the government is going to pay over 95 percent of all pharmaceutical costs for qualified seniors. That makes sense, doesn't it? ... If the health care system has modernized, why not make the modern health care system available for all people, all seniors?
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