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Doctors reject Medicare as millions of baby boomers enter the system

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According to an American Medical Association survey, 17 percent of 9,000 doctors restrict the number of Medicare patients in their practice. Dr. Herbert Pardes, president and CEO of New York Presbyterian Hospital, joins us.

The politics of Medicare

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Health Care Hot Button: ‘Death Panels’ vs. Doctor Consultations

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The Low Cost of High Quality Health Care

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