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Bending The Curve Downward

by David Kurtz
03.12.12 | 5:19 am

Tantalizing new evidence suggests that one of the constants of American politics — namely, that Medicare costs are on an ever-steepening upward curve that threaten the fiscal solvency of the federal government — may not be so constant after all. Sahil Kapur assesses the political implications of some new numbers.

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