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Steve Scalise: the Medicare system is collapsing, and unless there is some fundamental restructuring of it to change the incentives and…

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
the Medicare system is collapsing, and unless there is some fundamental restructuring of it to change the incentives and the way it works, the system can't stand up or it will swallow up increasing amounts of the budget and the economy.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise emphasizes the urgent need for Medicare reform to prevent bankruptcy.

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