Delaying Medicaid Expansion Could Be Source Of Savings In Deficit Talks – Rep. Burgess
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Texas Republican Congressman Burgess suggests that provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including delaying the Medicare expansion, need to be on the table to help address the budget deficit, including raising the debt ceiling.
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