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    17 Democratic Senators Urge Biden To Expand Medicare Coverage Now

    New York Daily News
    April 25 | 2021
    17 Democratic Senators Urge Biden To Expand Medicare Coverage Now

    President Joe Biden in the White House Rose Garden on April 8, 2021

    Photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS

    President Joe Biden should include expansion of Medicare in his upcoming “American Families Plan” by lowering the eligibility age and adding hearing, dental and vision care along with reduced drug prices, a group of 17 senators urged on Sunday. Biden plans to unveil details of his “American Families Plan,” which reportedly includes universal pre-K, free community college and extension of a major child tax credit through 2025, at his first speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. The senators say it makes sense to expand Medicare — which they called “one of the most successful an...

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