[Anti-Bubba182]

This whole thing ran in on a wire. The fight was over who would be permitted to vote no to cover their butts. There never was any doubt.

The AARP stands to make a fortune:

AARP: Reform advocate and insurance salesman

"..GOP lawmakers point to AARP's thriving business in marketing branded Medigap policies, which provide supplemental coverage for standard Medicare plans available to the elderly. Democratic proposals to slash reimbursements for another program, called Medicare Advantage, are widely expected to drive up demand for private Medigap policies like the ones offered by AARP, according to health-care experts, legislative aides and documents..."

[LS]

Yeah, I just got this.

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The AARP stands to make a fortune:

AARP: Reform advocate and insurance salesman

"..GOP lawmakers point to AARP's thriving business in marketing branded Medigap policies, which provide supplemental coverage for standard Medicare plans available to the elderly. Democratic proposals to slash reimbursements for another program, called Medicare Advantage, are widely expected to drive up demand for private Medigap policies like the ones offered by AARP, according to health-care experts, legislative aides and documents..."