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Across Houston, Medicare Drug Proposal Is Met with Praise, Doubt.

By Alan Bernstein, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 14--Dorothy Gradneygo, 73, is a diabetic who worked as a dietary assistant at Ben Taub Hospital. So she's no stranger to health care issues.

She likes the idea that Congress is finishing legislation to make Medicare pay for part of every senior's prescription drug costs. But she has doubts.

"It sounds OK while it's on paper," she said. "But I don't know if (the government) will keep it up."

Her reaction typified the remarks of several retirees interviewed

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