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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
We keep hearing the warning that we must make substantial changes to Medicare or face bankruptcy of the Medicare system, and yet I am reminded that in 2010, we passed substantial Medicare reform.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren highlights past Medicare reforms in response to current warnings about the system's sustainability.

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