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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
November 8, 2004
It's tough to think about the future of Medicare, the health care program for millions of America's elderly, without reaching for the smelling salts. The budget deficit keeps growing, the Baby Boom retirement wave is about to crash, and the cost of health care is rising faster than the blood....