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Updated: 10:18 PM Oct 19, 2009
Obama Administration Rescinds Medicare "Gag Order"
The Obama administration is backing away from a ban on insurance company mailings to seniors, warning of dire Medicare cuts if health care overhaul legislation is approved.
Posted: 8:05 PM Oct 19, 2009 |
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Friday, October 16, Medicare said it's okay for insurance companies to lobby seniors, provided the Medicare beneficiaries have given advance approval, and no federal funds or data are used.
Last month, Medicare had ordered a halt to such mailings, after a democratic lawmaker complained about a misleading flyer.
Republicans were calling the ban a "gag order" that violated free speech rights.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said today, he welcomed the reversal, but called for further review of the initial order.
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