Lawmakers working on Medicare bill consider billions in favors
Sunday, October 12, 2003
WASHINGTON -- Fearing a political backlash, lawmakers at work on a Medicare drug bill are ready to spend billions of dollars to discourage companies from dropping or reducing coverage for retirees when a new federal benefit begins.
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