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Mike Johanns: “Every thoughtful analysis of Medicare tells us that pretty quickly here, 7, 8 years out, it's insolvent.”

On the recordJune 23, 2009
Every thoughtful analysis of Medicare tells us that pretty quickly here, 7, 8 years out, it's insolvent.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Highlighting concerns about Medicare's financial sustainability.

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