On the recordNovember 18, 2009
The biggest threat to long-term solvency of Medicare and Medicaid is a health-care system that has enormous hidden costs.
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congress.govTim Geithner: “The biggest threat to long-term solvency of Medicare and Medicaid is a health-care system that has enormous hidden…”
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Geithner identifies hidden healthcare costs as a threat to Medicare's solvency.
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