Obama to outline $313 billion in Medicare, Medicaid spending cuts
By Admin on June 13, 2009
The president says his latest plan, which includes potential cuts to hospitals and pharmaceutical firms, will help curb costs as he seeks to expand healthcare coverage to the uninsured in the U.S.
Under pressure to pay for his ambitious reshaping of the nation’s healthcare system, President Obama today will outline $313 billion in Medicare and Medicaid spending cuts over the next decade to help cover the cost of expanding coverage to tens of millions of America’s uninsured.
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