30 Issues | Getting Real on Medicare and Social Security
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30 Issues Follow Up: Budget Games
Open phones for people under 40 years old: How worried are you about Medicare and Social Security being there for you when the time comes? How would you fix it? Call 212-433-WNYC, ... Sep 28, 2012
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30 Issues Data: Your Thoughts on Social Security and Medicare
As part of the Brian Lehrer Show's 30 Issues in 30 Days series, the WNYC Data News team is designing interactive visualizations, tools and graphics to illuminate the data behind the i... Sep 24, 2012
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30 Issues: Getting Real On Medicare and Social Security
30 Issues in 30 Days is our election year series on the important issues facing the country this election year. Today: The current state of Medicare and Social Security, and how they ... Sep 24, 2012
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What Ryan's Prescription on Healthcare Could Mean for New Yorkers
In choosing Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney is putting the fate of much of the American healthcare system at the top of this year's political agenda. ... Aug 13, 2012
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What the Health Care Decision Means for the 2012 Elections
This decision completely alters the narrative of Obama’s presidency. This legislative achievement was the policy priority where the president chose to invest his significant post-elec... Jun 28, 2012
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Paul Ryan's Medicare Proposal 2.0
Nicole Gelinas, contributing editor of the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, analyzes the budget proposal announced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday. Mar 22, 2012
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Medicare Fixes
Trudy Lieberman, contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review and past president of the Association of Health Care Journalists, talks about how changes to Medicare are affect... Dec 15, 2011
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The Third Rail
Carrie Budoff Brown, staff writer for Politico, discusses the potential role of Medicare and Social Security cuts in the debt ceiling negotiations. → Listen, Read a Recap and Join th... Jul 8, 2011
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A Glossary for the GOP's Medicare and Medicaid Overhaul
Jonathan Weisman, reporter at The Wall Street Journal, explains Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan's plan, just unveiled this morning on Capitol Hill. → Read A Ryan Budget Plan Glossar... Apr 5, 2011