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The "fiscal cliff" and the dismantling of Medicare

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It is becoming increasingly clear that any deal reached in the negotiations in Washington over the 'fiscal cliff' will include a major expansion of means testing for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for seniors and the disabled. The introduction of increased fees based on income will signify Medicare's transformation from a universal health care program for the elderly into a poverty program, the first step in its being starved of funds and ultimately dismantled.

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The fiscal cliff & the dismantling of Medicare by Sister Begonia on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 at 4:39:39 PM
Bad news good news by Ethan Hollow on Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:32:50 PM