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Joe Pitts: “Nearly 50 million seniors rely on the Medicare program for their health care, and that number may grow to 63 million…”

On the recordJune 25, 2013
Nearly 50 million seniors rely on the Medicare program for their health care, and that number may grow to 63 million Americans by 2020 and 81 million by 2030.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts highlights the increasing reliance on Medicare among seniors.

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