Clip: Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District Debate

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00:00:00	THE NEEDS OF CONSTITUENTS, FIND WAYS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AND ALL PROGRAMS RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY, BUT PUTTING A LIMIT ON WHAT WE SHOULD DO EACH YEAR BASE BASED ON THE OTHER NEEDS OF THE BUDGET, ADJUST THAT PROGRAM BEFORE WE DETERMINE EACH BUDGET CYCLE WILL BE PUT IN THAT PROGRAM.
00:00:37	AN ARTIFICIAL LIMIT, I WOULDN'T SUPPORT THAT.
00:00:39	>> HE'D BE SURPRISED TO LEARN I AGREE WITH HIM ON THIS POINT.
00:00:41	I OPPOSE AN ARTIFICIAL ANNUAL LIMIT ON SPENDING ON MEDICARE AND TAKE THIS ON A-YEAR BY YEAR BASIS.
00:00:46	>> DO YOU WANT YOUR 30 SECONDS?
00:00:48	>> WE AGREE I, GUESS, THAT'S GOOD.
00:00:51	CHALK THAT ONE UP.
00:00:54	>> LONG-TERM CARE CAN BE COSTLY FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE FAMILY CAREGIVERS OR NEED MORE CARE THAN FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH PROVIDE.
00:01:02	CURRENTLY THE MEDICAID SYSTEM PAYS FAR MORE THAN HALF OF LONG-TERM CARE COSTS IN THIS COUNTRY.
00:01:09	SOME HAVE PROPOSED REQUIRING INDIVIDUALS TO BUY LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
00:01:13	HOW DO YOU FEEL WE