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July 16, 2008

Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts (AP)

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Rob Brant, owner of City Medical Services poses with liquid oxygen and oxygen tanks at his warehouse Tuesday, July 1, 2008 in North Miami Beach, Fla. Medicare is changing the way it pays for wheelchairs, oxygen tanks and other equipment in 10 regions, a move expected to eventually save $1 billion annually but has enraged many suppliers and threatened their existence. Brant was one of the losers. His seven-person company gets about 80 percent of its business from Medicare patients and didn't make the cut in the new bidding process. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.


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