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October 27, 2011

Democratic Supercommittee Members Propose To Cut Medicare, Medicaid 
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In news from Washington, Reuters is reporting Democratic lawmakers on
the so-called supercommittee are proposing to make cuts to Medicare and
Medicaid as part of a plan to slash the budget deficit by up to $3
trillion. The Democratic plan seeks around $400 billion in Medicare
savings, with half coming in benefit cuts and the other half in cuts to
healthcare providers. The Democratic proposal also reportedly identifies
$100 billion in cuts to the Medicaid healthcare program for the poor.



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