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Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) is proposing major changes to the Medicare program under the America's Healthy Future Act of 2009.

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>> a senior would have that option of taking that plan or a cheaper plan to pocket the savings or taking a more expensive plan and paying the difference. its not going to be an entirely different structure, it will be very much building upon things that are already there. >> in part the plans would have to offer the same benefit medicare does. especially now 25% of the seniors use private plans within medicare called medicare advantage. because they cover more of the cost of supplemental plans c...

Journal" will essentially end medicare. it will also cut taxes for the rich very deeply and subsidize oil companies but end medicare. thats going to be the armageddon. you think were having a fight over planned parenthood. wait till the republicans say we want to end medicare. which is what theyre passing right now. >> i want to talk to both of you -- >> can i add a quick note about that? >> very quickly. youre coming back after the break. >> democrats actually kicked seniors off of medicare adv...

They wont take yes for an answer. theyre getting deep cuts, cuts the democrats are finding hard to swallow, but theyre so hell bent on this planned parenthood theyre willing to shut down the entire government over. david gergen is right, this is just the warmup bout. the republicans are passing a long-term budget, which theyve already passed through the budget committee and the house of representatives, which according to "the wall street journal" will essentially end medicare. it will also cut ...