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leftstreet

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3. People here talk about strategies all the time

Reply to patrice (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 04:14 PM

Jan 2013

Allowing drug negotiation, enforcing price controls, removing the profit incentive from healthcare

Obama and the Dems aren't talking about those things

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Medicare The Biggest Cause Of The Deficit? Obama Sounds More Like A ---- [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 OP

You are assuming that raising the age of eligibility & a CPI are the ONLY things that can bring patrice Jan 2013 #1

As medical technology gets ever more complex it gets ever more expensive Fumesucker Jan 2013 #2

Health care in general has had long standing human resource issues across the board, not patrice Jan 2013 #5

Top 10% of Medicare beneficiaries account for 57% of Medicare spending.... dkf Jan 2013 #8

From my perspective, hospital admissions are kind of a CYA in some cases and, then, because patrice Jan 2013 #11

People here talk about strategies all the time leftstreet Jan 2013 #3

operative word in this post = "here" patrice Jan 2013 #7

He didn't say that. berni_mccoy Jan 2013 #4

This is true Harmony Blue Jan 2013 #6

Indeed. Inflation rates need to be tied to medical, energy & food costs. raouldukelives Jan 2013 #10

Is it okay to say that everything you just said adds up to Labor issues? It's been obvious to me patrice Jan 2013 #12

Medicare is the largest driver of future deficit projections. Deal with reality. phleshdef Jan 2013 #9