The House earlier this year passed a GOP-backed Medicare prescription drug plan that encourages private insurance companies to provide the benefit with the incentive of government-provided subsidies.

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By eliminating healthcare insurance discrimination against those who desperately need it, expanding public and private sources of affordable insurance, and guaranteeing a minimum standard benefit, HIV care will become more readily accessible than ever before.

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In April, national insurance contributions the money employers pay into the social security system will be extended to include private medical insurance, an incentive for some firms to eliminate the benefit and save the costs.

ECONOMIST: Health

Is there enough equity to take cash out and consolidate debt, and if not, will PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) be added to your payment and negate the benefit of refinancing in the first place?

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With actually better benefits all paid through private savings, investment and insurance, there is no need or even place for Social Security benefit cuts, even if they were politically possible.

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