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Democrats' Medicare Offensive Falls Flat Against GOP

At first glance, Tuesday’s election does not appear to have altered much the country’s health care politics: Many of the same key players and issues will dominate the congressional debate.

Yet the temptation to claim a “status quo” outcome from the election ignores broader trends in this year’s health and Medicare debates, according to longtime congressional observers.

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Source: Kaiser Health News

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