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Medicare reform exemptions shield federal retirees from bill
Lawmakers pushed separate Medicare reform bills to extend drug benefits to seniors while exempting federal retirees and Congress from the new plan. The House and Senate versions would leave federal retirees with private FEHB drug coverage, risking private retirees losing their plans and entering a government program with higher costs and poorer benefits. Critics say the exemptions reveal the unintended consequences of sweeping Medicare reforms and call for fixes that protect all seniors without special carve outs.
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