House Proceeding 09-24-09 on Sep 24th, 2009 :: 0:38:15 to 0:41:45
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Dave Camp: broad bipartisan support and i think it will serve our social security beneficiaries well. i reserve t balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. herger: i yield the ranking member, the gentleman from michigan, the ranking member of the ways and means committee,

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Speech By: Dave Camp

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Dave Camp: mr. camp, the remaing time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the majority wants you to think we're here today to help seniors. this will will help some seniors and i intend to vote for it. but seniors shouldn't sleep well tonight for they're facing

0:38:58 to 0:39:20( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: massive cuts in medicare and legislation proposed by the president. that's what i want to talk about today. the reality is the majority's health care bill will slash bills for millions of seniors and the administration is abusing its regulatory powers to keep that fact from seniors. this week we learned that the

0:39:21 to 0:39:41( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: centers for medicare and medicaid services has initiated an investigation into one provider for medicare programs for accurately informing its enrollees that medicare cuts proposed in pending health care legislation could alter their benefits. c.m.s. has since banned all

0:39:42 to 0:40:03( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: medicare advantage helicopter plans from providing information to beneficiaries. let me read this to you, i quote if the proposed cut becomes law, seniors could lose many programs that make medicare so valuable. this is government

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Dave Camp: intimidation, pure and simple. the seniors know the president's cuts will affect their programs. the congressional budget office confirm this is. but when health care plans try to share that information with their enrollees, the administration slaps a gag order on them. it's an abuse of power, plain and simple.

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Dave Camp: so while the government is intimidating medicare health care plans, no such order has been done to those who support the president. aarp has directly communicated with its members via email and website.

0:40:47 to 0:41:10( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: however, it's receive nod scrutiny from th administration. c.m.s.'s use threltens our democracy and their action is in direct conflict with its own guidelines established under the clinton administration.

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Dave Camp: the director at that time instructed health plans, quote, prohibiting such information would violate basic freedom and speech and other constitutional rights of the medicare beneficiary as a citizen. as long as member materials that discuss the rights and responsibilities of the member and the h.m.o. with regard

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Dave Camp: h.m.o. membership in the context of this article we see no reason for prohibiting the distribution of information. this is also at odds with supreme court decisions in the area.