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Congress is under pressure to act on a Medicare shortfall of several billion dollars when it returns from the midterm elections, amid fears of health care shortages for seniors.
Supporters of John Kerry's health-care plan insist that the senator has no intention of launching a "government takeover" of medicine.
Imagine selecting your own health plan, rather than simply accepting the one your employer picks for you. Picture a plan that you own -- that follows you from job to job and place to place.
"It's absolutely essential that the House and the Senate resolvetheir differences and enact a piece of legislation that I can sign.… We must keep the promise of Medicare by giving our seniorsbetter coverage and better choices."
Washington lawmakers are floating the idea of a "demonstrationprogram" that would give seniors more choices by allowing privatehealth plans to compete directly for their business in a fewselected cities and one region of the country.