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Bob Menendez: “So changing Medicare from a commitment and an entitlement to vouchers that might hope to create affordability but do not…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
So changing Medicare from a commitment and an entitlement to vouchers that might hope to create affordability but do not guarantee it, that is a fundamental shift in the nature of how we take care of seniors in this country.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez warns against changing Medicare's structure to vouchers.

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