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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: WE WILL CONTINUE OUR
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Slen, Peter - Host
LOOK AT THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF AND ITS IMPACT ON TAXES ON SPENDING. TODAY WE FOCUS ON THE ISSUE OF MEDICARE. OUR GUEST IS MARY AGNES CAREY, SENIOR...
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
FUNDED BY PAYROLL TAXES. PART B IS THE OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND FUNDED BY PREMIUMS AND GENERAL REVENUE. HOST: DOES IT PAY
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Slen, Peter - Host
FOR ITSELF? GUEST: THE NEEDS ARE
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
MET AND THE TRUSTEES SAY THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH 2024 WITH THE REDUCTION IN THE HEALTHCARE LAW TO PROVIDERS. 50 MILLION PEOPLE RELY ON THIS PROGRAM....
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR MEDICARE? GUEST:
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
ABOUT $550 BILLION FOR THIS YEAR. HOST: DOES THAT
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Slen, Peter - Host
INCLUDE THE PREMIUMS THAT SENIORS PAY? GUEST: WHAT THEY PAY IT WILL
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
GO TO THE PAYMENTS THAT WILL GO TO THE DOCTORS THAT CARE FOR THE BENEFICIARY. HOST: HOW MUCH IS COMING
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Slen, Peter - Host
OUT OF GENERAL REVENUE? GUEST: THE BENEFICIARIES
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
PAY 25% OF THE PROGRAM IN PART B. IN PART D, YOU HAVE ABOUT 32 BENEFICIARIES THAT ARE ON THE PROGRAM. HOST: MEDICARE IS
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Slen, Peter - Host
DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS. PART A IS HOSPITAL INSURANCE. HOST: HOW DID THE
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Slen, Peter - Host
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CHANGE MEDICARE? GUEST: IT WILL TAKE $716
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
BILLION AWAY FROM MEDICARE PROVIDERS. THE PAYMENTS WILL STILL GROW. PROVIDERS OF CARE WILL SEE THEIR REIMBURSEMENTS DECREASE. BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE SOME...
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOW IS MEDICARE BEING LOOK THED AT? GUEST: MEDICARE PROVIDERS
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
WILL BE CUT BY 2%. PROVIDERS WILL BE CUT. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THAT MEDICARE WOULD BE HIT $11 BILLION NEXT YEAR. THE PAYMENT REDUCTIONS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY AGE. GUEST: THE
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
NEGOTIATORS WOULD LAY OUT PERHAPS A TARGET NUMBER OF SPENDING REDUCTIONS TO BE ATTAINED IN 10 YEARS. ONE IS TO INCREASE THE ELIGIBILITY AGE AND THIS IS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
TESTING? GUEST: THIS
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
IS ALREADY IN CURRENT LAW. IF YOU EARN $85,000 AS A SINGLE, YOU PAY MORE FOR YOUR SHARE OF THE PREMIUMS. ONE IDEA IS THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT THOSE FIGURES...
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2006 , $403 BILLION. HOST: IF THERE
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IS NO AGREEMENT REACHED ON THE FISCAL CLIFF, NO BENEFICIARY CUTS. IS THAT CORRECT? GUEST: THE PROVIDERS
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
ARE FACING A 2% CUT ON SEQUESTRATION WILL COMPLAIN TO THEIR PATIENTS THAT WASHINGTON IS TAKING TOO MUCH FROM THEM. HOST: 202 IS
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THE AREA CODE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. 202-585-3881 FOR REPUBLICANS. 202-585-3880 FOR DEMOCRATS. 202-585-3882 FOR INDEPENDENTS. DO MEDICARE PREMIUMS...
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
IS ABOUT $99 THIS YEAR AND THAT WILL INCREASE TO $104 NEXT YEAR. BENEFICIARIES FACE DEDUCTIBLES AND CO-PAYMENTS. THINGS LIKE HEARING AIDS AND EYEGLASSES...
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OP-ED THIS MORNING. IS THAT DATE NON STARTERA NONSTARTER? >> "HOW
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DO WE PROTECT THE VULNERABLE 66-YEAR-OLD IF WE GO THIS ROUTE? HOW CAN THEY AVOID THE PREMIUM? HOW CAN WE PROTECT THEM?" LOOK AT THE SAVINGS YOU CAN ACHIEVE....
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HOW THE PEOPLE ARE USING MEDICARE? GUEST: ABOUT 50 MILLION
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PEOPLE. HOST: MARY AGNES
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Slen, Peter - Host
CAREY, WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION TO THE KAISER FOUNDATION? GUEST: WE ARE A
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
PROGRAM OF THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION. MY NEWSROOM IS LIKE EVERY OTHER NEWSROOM IN WASHINGTON. WE COME UP WITH STORIES AND PITCHED THEM TO OUR EDITORS....
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THAT EDITOR -- HAVE YOU THANKED THAT EDITOR? CHARLES IN LAS VEGAS. CALLER: I AM ON
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MEDICARE MYSELF. I BELIEVE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SHOULD HAVE TO BE ON MEDICARE THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF THEIR OWN FRIGGIN' -- I THINK IT IS A JOKE....
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IS A JOKE? CALLER: I THINK
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EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ON MEDICARE INSTEAD OF THEIR OWN -- HOST: THEIR OWN
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Slen, Peter - Host
PLANS. GUEST: MANY OF
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
CONGRESS ARE COVERED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. I THINK HE IS MAKING THE POINT IF YOU TOOK A LOOK AT THE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES AND COMPARED THEM TO MEDICARE,...
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GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: IF ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD ALL TAXES SHOULD BE RAISED ON "THE WALL STREET JOURNAALL WORKERS, RICH OR POOR. I AM A POOR PERSON AND I RECEIVE FROM...
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
YOU HAVE MEDICARE COVERAGE. THIS IS A CRITICAL POINT ON CAPITOL HILL. TAXES SHOULD BE INCREASED AND HOW DID YOU RESOLVE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT AND THE DEBT...
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OF CALIFORNIA HAD AN OP-ED YESTERDAY IN "THE WASHINGTON TIMES." HERE ARE SOME OF HIS PROPOSALS. GUEST: IT
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
MEDICARE PART A AND MEDICARE PART B, THERE ARE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES. YOU COMBINE THOSE DEDUCTIBLES INTO ONE. HE IS TALKING ABOUT CAPPING WHAT SENIORS...
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ARGUMENT AGAINST THE PROPOSAL? GUEST: THE ARGUMENT
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WOULD LOOK AT -- MAYBE A BROADER LOOK AT THE PLAN. MANY REPUBLICANS WANT TO HAVE A PREMIUM SUPPORT A FIXED PERCENTAGE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES...
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INDEPENDENT PAY BUT ADVISORY BOARD TAKE EFFECT? GUEST:
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THE PRESIDENT GETS TO APPOINT THEM. ALL OF THEM. THAT PROCESS HAS NOT STARTED. THE ADVISORY BOARD IS A PANEL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS ON HOW...
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TO TAKE EFFECT? GUEST: 2014
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AND LATER. HOST: TIM
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GEITHNER, THE LABOR SECRETARY, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS --ARE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HOST: DO
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YOU KNOW WHO THAT GENTLEMAN IS? THAT IS THE ONLY NAME I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH. ROGER, THANK YOU FOR HOLDING. YOU'RE ON WITH MARY AGNES CAREY. CALLER: WHEN...
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TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE DOCTORS AND MEDICARE AND EVERYTHING. I HAVE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. MY BROTHER IN LAW PASSED AWAY. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL...
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
LOSS. TWO POINT ABOUT PHYSICIANS AND CARE, THERE IS A BROAD LOOK IN THE HEALTHCARE LAW TO LOOK HOW HEALTH CARE IS DELIVERED THROUGH ALL SECTORS. IT IS...
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IN CALIFORNIA. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. DI DREW EARLY SOCIAL SECURITY, SMITE MEDICARE CAKE AND -- ONCE MY MEDICARE KICKED IN. THEY WANT $600 A MONTH. IS OBAMACARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING...
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
FIGURE. I FIRST THOUGHT IS THAT THAT IS A HIGH AMOUNT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LIVING ON $771 A MONTH. GET SOME HELP WITH THE MEDICAID, ASKED ABOUT THE....
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Slen, Peter - Host
IN "THE WASHINGTON TIMES." IS THAT A POINT OF CONTENTION BY ANYBODY? GUEST: EVERYTHING
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
IN MEDICARE IS A POINT OF CONTENTION. PEOPLE WERE NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE AS LONG AS THEY DO. THE AMOUNT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE AMOUNT OF COSTS THAT IT...
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Slen, Peter - Host
PAYS 80% AND THE PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 20%. GUEST: YOU HAVE
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
A COPAYMENT OF ABOUT $1,100. HOST: AND THAT IS
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE MAX. SAM IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING,
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GUYS. ALL I CAN HEAR IN THE CONVERSATION IS THE MIDDLE CLASS AND PEOPLE IN THE HIGHER CLASS. PEOPLE WORKED HER OWN LIFE MAKING MINIMUM WAGES. DESPITE...
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RESPONSE FROM OUR GUEST. GUEST: THE IDEA THAT WHEN
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
YOU GO TO THE HOSPITAL, TRIED TO FIGURE OUT TO CHARGE YOU BASED ON YOUR INCOME IS A DIFFICULT ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. THINGS LIKE DO YOU INCOME RELATE MORE...
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TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CHARLES BLAHOUS IS IN MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WORK FOR GEORGE W. BUSH AND ALSO WORKED FOR SENATOR ALAN SIMPSON...
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JOYOUS NOEL. I AM A SENIOR AND VETERAN OF THE DIRTY LITTLE ASIAN WAR. I WAS HAVING TO RELY ON THE POTABLE WATER WE COULD DRINK WHILE IN THE MILITARY....
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
A VALID POINT THAT IS OF DEEP CONCERN FOR DEMOCRATS AND OTHERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO IMPACT THE MOST VULNERABLE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
CAREY, IF SEQUESTRATION TAKES EFFECT, IS MEDICATE AFFECTED? GUEST: NOT AT
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
ALL. HOST: SOCIAL
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SECURITY? GUEST: I DON'T BELIEVE
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
SO. FOR VETERANS, THERE WOULD NOT PAYBE. HOST: WE HAVE A CHART
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Slen, Peter - Host
FROM "THE WASHINGTON TIMES." THE RED LINE IS MEDICARE SPENDING OVER TAKING SOCIAL SECURITY SPENDING. ALL OTHER SPENDING DROPPING. MEDICARE GOING UP AND...
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WONDERING WHY THEY DO NOT MAKE EVERYBODY PAY INTO MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY. WHEN YOU GET $106,000, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY. BUT EVERYBODY USES IT....
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
TO SOCIAL SECURITY. MEDICARE IS A CONTINUOUS. IT IS ABOUT 2.9%. IS A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR INCOME OVER $200,000 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL. THERE IS SOME OF THAT....
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Slen, Peter - Host
DOLLAR? GUEST: THAT STARTS NEXT
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
YEAR. HOST: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION
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Slen, Peter - Host
TO END THE CAP ON WAGES? GUEST: THERE IS AN
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
IDEA ABOUT A CHAIN CPI. IT IS A WAY TO SAVE THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT $200 BILLION OVER A DECADE. CPI IS BASED ON A BASKET OF GOODS AND SERVICES. THERE ISN'T...
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Slen, Peter - Host
ON WITH MARY AGNES CAREY. CALLER:
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WHAT ARE THE UNDERLYING REASONS FOR THE COST OF HEALTH CARE RISING IN THE UNITED STATES? IS IT OVERMEDICATION? WE WANT A CAPITALIST SYSTEM IN HEALTH CARE....
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
CARE COSTS ARE RISING FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. PEOPLE WANT AND USED HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA. IT IS AN INCREASE OF UTILIZATION. KAISER HEALTH NEWS, WE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
ARIZONA. CALLER:
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I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE IS WITH TAXES. I LOOK FORWARD TO TAX TIME BECAUSE I WAS GET THREE TIMES THE RATE OF WHAT EVER I PAID IN BACK. I'VE GOTTEN...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WANT TO MAKE? GUEST: THE CULT
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
MAY BE TALKING ABOUT THE MAN OF MONEY PEOPLE PAY INTO SOCIAL SECURITY OR MEDICARE AND THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS THEY RECEIVE. THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION OF...
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Slen, Peter - Host
OP-ED FROM YESTERDAY IN "THE WASHINGTON TIMES." HOST:
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Slen, Peter - Host
NANCY IN MILWAUKEE, DEMOCRAT. CALLER: GOOD
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CALLER, -
MORNING. REGARDING DISABILITY. DISABILITY CLAIMS ARE GOING UP. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE MEDICARE FUTURES? DOES ANYONE FOLLOW-UP ON THEAT? IS THERE A SINGLE...
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
ON DISABILITY CAN GET COVERAGE AND THIS WILL IMPACT - THEY DO QUALIFY FOR MEDICARE. IF MORE PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE MANY CARE, THIS IS AN IDEA...
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A MINUTE LEFT. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. ONE THING THAT A CALLER WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS TO COMPARE THE BENEFITS AND WHAT THE REPRESENTATIVES GET TODAY AND WHAT MEDICARE PEOPLE DEADGET....
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
MONEY THEY MAKE A YEAR INCREASES. IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS OUT THERE AND REMAINS A CONCERN LOOKING AT WHAT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE AND MEMBERS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
CAREY IS A SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT WITH KAISER HEALTH NEWS. HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO YOUR WEB CASTS? GUEST: EVERY WEAKER SEK
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
OR SO. HOST: DO EXPECT TO BE BUSY
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Slen, Peter - Host
WITH HEALTH CARE?
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Carey, Mary Agnes - Senior Correspondent
GUEST: WE EXPECT TO BE A VERY BUSY. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2012]...
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