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They won't be able to place lifetime limits or restrictive annual limits on the amount of care they can receive. this year all new insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care. and this year young adults will be able to stay on their parents' policies until they are 26 years old. that happens this year. [ applause ] and this year, seniors who fall in the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will start getting help. they will receive $250 to help pay for prescriptions. and that will over time fill in the doughnut hole. despite what some have said, these will not cut your gu...

To place restrictive annual limits on the amount of care they can receive. this year -- this year all new insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care and this year young adults will be able to stay on their parent's policies until they're 26 years old. that happens this year. >> and this year seniors who fall in the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will start getting some help. they'll receive $250 to help pay for prescriptions and that will, over time, fill in the doughnut hole, and i want seniors to know despite what some have said, these reforms will not cut your

The coverage gap known as the donut hole will get help to pay for prescription drugs. and i want seniors to know, despite what some have said, these reforms will not cut your guaranteed benefits. let me repeat that. they will not cut your guaranteed benefits, period. i'd be weary of anyone who claimed otherwise. these reforms take effect right away. these reforms won't give the government more control over your health care. they certainly won't give the insurance companies over your health care. these reforms give you more control over your health care and that's only the beginning. that's onl...

>> [applause] >> this year, all new insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care and this year, young adults will be able to stay on their parents' policies until they're 26 years old. that happens this year. [applause] >> and this year, seniors who fall in the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will start getting some help. they'll receive $250 that will pay for precipitations, and that -- for prescriptions and that will over time fill in the doughnut hole and i want seniors to know, despite what some have said, these reforms will not cut your guaranteed benefits. in fa...

Extend -- med i carousel convenient i. -- it will extend medicare taste solvency. it will put medicare on a sound fiscal footing. as the president said yesterday this makes medicare stronger, makes the coverage better and makes it more secure. anyone who says otherwise is misinformed or is trying to misinform you. end of quote. our legislation lowers prescription drug costs for millions of seniors by completely closing the so-called donut hole. the coverage -- i realize some of you younger folks don't know what the donut hole is. the donut hole is the coverage gap in medicare prescription drug...