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Don't expect to see this story on the front page because this type of news is censored by the MSM

'The text of H.R.4789 has not yet been received from GPO' http://www.gpo.gov/
Try there in a couple days if you want to read the four page bill. It says so little, but does so much!

Grayson introduces bill (H.R. 4789) that allows any American to buy into Medicare at cost
http://www.snapbuzz.com/video/12121/grayson-introduces-bill-hr-4789-that-allows-any-american-to-buy-into-medicare-at

Rep. Grayson Introduces Bill to Allow Anyone to Buy Into Medicare at Cost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_XGJHOYuxw


Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)

March 9, 2010

Read text of the bill here:
http://grayson.house.gov/UploadedFile...

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Alan Grayson
Contact: Todd Jurkowski, Press Secretary 202.503.5964 (cell)


GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT
Bill Opens Up Medicare To Anyone Who Can Pay For It 
Washington, Mar 9 -

Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Fla., today introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) which would give the option to buy into Medicare to every citizen of the United States. The Public Option Act, also known as the Medicare You Can Buy Into Act, would open up the Medicare network to anyone who can pay for it.

Congressman Grayson said, Obviously, America wants and needs more competition in health coverage, and a public option offers that. But it’s just as important that we offer people not just another choice, but another kind of choice. A lot of people don’t want to be at the mercy of greedy insurance companies that will make money by denying them the care that they need to stay healthy, or to stay alive. We deserve to have a real alternative.

The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish enrollment periods, coverage guidelines, and premiums for the program. Because premiums would be equal to cost, the program would pay for itself.

The government spent billions of dollars creating a Medicare network of providers that is only open to one-eighth of the population. That’s like saying; only people 65 and over can use federal highways. It is a waste of a very valuable resource and it is not fair. This idea is simple, it makes sense, and it deserves an up-or-down vote, Congressman Grayson said.