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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
In 2012, Medicare spent approximately $555 billion caring for more than 49 million beneficiaries.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts provides figures on Medicare's spending and beneficiary count.

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