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Where does Claire McCaskill stand on Paul Ryan’s plan for Medicare?

November 20, 2016 Willy Kessler Activism, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

TPM’s checklist of those who support or oppose House Speaker Paul Ryan’s phaseout of Medicare has been updated to show that Claire McCaskill is

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Draining the Medicare pool

August 22, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Business, Health care, Politics 2 comments

Insurance is all about risk. Medicare is an insurance program, and it works because it pools together everyone in the Medicare-eligible age group—whether they’re

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