Your Mother Has A Question
Posted: December 5, 2009 at 6:44 a.m.
We were sitting in the doctor’s waiting room Thursday afternoon and my 79-year-old mom put her Medicare card back in her purse. Then she asked, “So what’s going to happen to Medicare in this health bill?” I sighed. I hesitated. I contemplated. I said, “Nothing — to yours.” That was the extent of our exchange, but its brevity belied its political importance.
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Opinion, Pages 5 on 12/05/2009
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