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Old 07-30-2009, 01:06 PM
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There is a difference between having a voluntary counseling session to a mandatory continuing-your-coverage-depends-on-attending one. The first one is conducted by government-funded social workers of some kind, the latter is by thugs. If this proviso is in any final bill, it better be crystal-clear which it is, otherwise downstream regulations will be a mess.
The only thing "mandatory" is that it would require Medicare to cover counseling sessions for seniors who want them.
The State of Florida has thousands of attorneys who specialize in elder issues, and this would be a blessing for seniors seeking information.