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To the Point
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Will Medical Care for the Elderly and Poor Be a Broken Promise?

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 26, 2008 National
The federal government promises healthcare for the elderly and the poor, but Medicare and Medicaid are steaming toward a "fiscal train wreck." The law requires the next president to resolve a problem that's been building for years. Also, Iraq's escalating violence.

The federal government promises healthcare for the elderly and the poor, but Medicare and Medicaid are steaming toward a "fiscal train wreck." The law requires the next president to resolve a problem that's been building for years. How serious is it? What are the candidates proposing to do? Also, in Iraq, Maliki gives the Shiite militias a three-day ultimatum.


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Warren Olney

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Christian Bordal, Katie Cooper, Frances Anderton

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