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At a June 12 briefing, House GOP staffers said their bill would also cost $400 billion. They emphasized that the House's standard drug benefit would be more front-loaded than the Senate's. After a $250 deductible, the government would pay 80 percent of prescription drug costs up to $2,000, which Thomas said would take care of expenses for two-thirds of seniors. Then comes...
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