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Can Medicare Be Fixed?

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Can Medicare Be Fixed?

Season 3 Episode 6 | 25m 14s

Ray Suarez hosts a panel of experts to explore how to save Medicare. Peter Suderman is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com. Paul N. Van de Water is a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where he specializes in Medicare, Social Security and health coverage. Judith Stein is the Executive Director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy.

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