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Weiland Seeks To Expand Medicare

Weiland Seeks To Expand Medicare

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South Dakota democratic Senate Candidate Rick Weiland says Medicare is efficient and accepted by senior citizens, and he says the program should be opened to all Americans.

So he is proposing what he calls the “Medicare Choice Act”…

 

Weiland says those under 65 would have to pay some type of premium to join Medicare…

 

Weiland says people should have a choice between public and private insurance coverage…

 

Most of the republicans running for their party’s nomination favor repealing the Affordable Care Act.

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