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February 8, 2010

What if we find the Fountain of Youth first?

Posted at 11:02 AM by Adam Linker

My favorite quote from the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research press release on Medicaid is:

Medicaid could consume more than 6 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product by 2080, says the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

I’m guessing that 70 year projections sometimes miss the target by a percent or two.

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