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June 23, 2011 Democrats’ Plan for Medicare: Deny, Delay, and Do Nothing

During a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing focusing on the solvency of Medicare, two Medicare Trustees testified that findings…

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June 23, 2011 Democrats’ Medicare Rationing Board Under Attack: By Democrats

Former Democrat Leader Dick Gephardt is out this week with a scathing editorial on the so-called Independent Payment Advisory Board…

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June 22, 2011 By the Numbers: 2011 Medicare Trustees Report

Today’s hearing on the 2011 Medicare Trustees report reinforces what has long been widely acknowledged:  Action must be taken to…

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June 16, 2011 AARP: OK to Cut Medicare as Long as We Profit

AARP is out with a new TV ad attacking Congressional Democrats and Republicans for considering policies that would extend the…

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June 10, 2011 Leadership Test: Plan to Strengthen Medicare

Today, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) outlined a plan which he says would reduce Medicare spending by $200 billion and extend the program’s solvency…

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June 08, 2011 Health Care Law Forcing Costs to Rise & Employees to Lose Coverage, Reports Confirm

A report released this week by the McKinsey Group, consistent with two other recent independent studies, reinforces the reality that…

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May 26, 2011 Trivia Thursday: Who Said It?

“Sooner or later, Democrats will have to admit that Medicare cannot keep running as it is — its medical costs…

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May 16, 2011 Lawsuits, Exemptions, and Exceptions Are Not Health Care Reform Continued …

The Obama Administration once again admitted the Democrats’ health care law is unworkable, announcing that it has granted more than…

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April 01, 2011 What Democrats Have Said About AARP

Who Said It?“AARP members know they are being sold out by an organization that is happily using member dues and…

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