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On the recordJanuary 28, 2010
The problem is twofold. One is that depending on how it's structured if recipients are suddenly getting a plan that has their reimbursement rates going like this but health care costs are still going up like that then over time the way we're saving money is essentially by capping what they're getting relative to their costs.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama critiques the potential implications of Ryan's Medicare proposal regarding cost management.

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