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Matt Cartwright: “I also support expanding Medicare as well.”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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PA 8th Congressional District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 18:59

The answer is to continue to let the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act work in ways to make it work better and cheaper for more people. Like, I also support expanding Medicare as well. This is a program that runs on 3% administrative expenses. It's enormously efficient. But that's what we ought to look at, is taking advantage of our wonderful Medicare system we have in this country. (18:59–19:03)

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Supports the expansion of Medicare.

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