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Lisa Blunt Rochester: “Americans spend their entire working lives paying into Medicare but those with Traditional Medicare are the only group…”

On the recordJune 30, 2026
Americans spend their entire working lives paying into Medicare but those with Traditional Medicare are the only group not protected from financial ruin.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic · Delaware

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Commenting on the need for Medicare reform

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