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Chris Van Hollen: Instead of addressing the root causes that threaten to increase our health costs at an exponential rate, this committee…

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
Instead of addressing the root causes that threaten to increase our health costs at an exponential rate, this committee has proposed benefit cuts to Medicare recipients that would make our system more expensive for everyone and weakened the support of Medicaid for low-income and disabled Americans.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Criticism of proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts impacting health costs and support for vulnerable populations.

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