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Angus King: “I realize I am almost out of time, but my only disagreement with that would be if we only focus on the entitlement…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I realize I am almost out of time, but my only disagreement with that would be if we only focus on the entitlement Medicare, then all we are going to do is shift the growing health care cost to somebody else.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King argues for a broader discussion on health care costs beyond just Medicare.

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