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Senator Chuck Grassley
Comprehensive Floor Statement -- Tripartisan 21st Century Medicare Act
July 18, 2002
Since 1965, the Medicare program has provided life-saving health care services to our nation's senior and disabled populations. Hundreds of millions of Americans have had their quality of life improved and their health protected because of the Medicare program. We must ensure that Medicare continues the exemplary service it has provided beneficiaries since its inception in 1965. Unfortunately, Medicare has not kept up with advances in medical treatment.