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Fix Medicare by Limiting Health Care Inflation

Most major fiscal debates in Washington over the last five years have centered around tax cuts, Social Security reform and pork. Many budget experts argue that these issues pale in comparison to our nation's real long- term budget buster -- Medicare.

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