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How do we ensure Medicare and Medicaid longevity?

After 50 years, how do we ensure Medicare and Medicaid longevity?

07/29/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

How do we ensure Medicare and Medicaid longevity?

Clip: 7/29/2015 | 10m 25s

After 50 years, how do we ensure Medicare and Medicaid longevity?

Fifty years since Medicare and Medicaid were established, the programs cover the health care needs of more than 120 million Americans. But new projections underscore worries over long-term sustainability. Judy Woodruff speaks to two former secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius and Louis Sullivan, about the successes and challenges.

07/29/2015 | Rating NR

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