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Sununu's dishonest excuse for endangering Medicare
Despite growing pressure on John Sununu to reverse his position on a recent Medicare fix bill and stand up for 200,000 seniors and disabled Granite Staters, Sununu continues to offer only a dishonest excuse for his vote.
Ten days ago, Sununu cast the deciding vote to block consideration of H.R. 6331, a proposal to prevent a 10.6% cut in the rate Medicare reimburses doctors for seeing Medicare patients. [Senate Vote #160, 6/26/08] Sununu had promised he would prevent the rate cut from taking effect, but he voted against the proposal because it would correct the rate that private insurance companies are paid through the Medicare Advantage program -- they currently receive as much as 119% of what doctors are paid under traditional Medicare. [The Hill, 7/1/08]
A growing coalition of seniors, doctors, veterans and other Medicare participants is urging Sununu to change his vote. But Sununu is still siding with insurance companies, protecting their extra profits because they have given him nearly $650,000 in campaign contributions.