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Barack Obama: We have a long-term problem with Medicare and Medicaid because health care costs go up a lot faster than inflation.

On the recordApril 19, 2011
We have a long-term problem with Medicare and Medicaid because health care costs go up a lot faster than inflation.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Facebook Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Palo Alto

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