They Opposed Medicare Too

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Author(s)	Rush Holt
Source	The Huffington Post
Date	July 31, 2009
URL	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-rush-holt/they-opposed-medicare-too_b_249043.html
Quote	"Today, Medicare covers 44.1 million beneficiaries with an overhead of approximately 2 percent. Medicare's low administrative overhead and efficiencies of service have helped Medicare's costs grow at a slower rate for the past five years than private health insurance for the same benefits, despite seniors' higher need for services. While Medicare may not be perfect and every year the government makes some changes, it has been a godsend for millions of seniors."

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This item argues for the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.