Seniors Growing Wary of Health Reform Local Forums Reflect Confusion About Congress' Plans

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By GUY BOULTON and DAVE UMHOEFER

Dorothy Breitenfeld, who lives on a grain farm in Fond du Lac County, is adamantly opposed to the health care reform proposals before Congress, convinced they will lead to long waits for treatment. "It's scary," she says.

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Seniors Growing Wary of Health Reform Local Forums Reflect Confusion About Congress' Plans

Evelyn Nowakowski of Milwaukee supports reform, particularly helping people who cannot afford health insurance. She's not worried about all those dire predictions. "People are going overboard," she says.

Breitenfeld and Nowakowski are both older than 64, making them part of an audience targeted by opponents of the reform proposals in Congress -- a fact underscored las...

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