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Welch backs legislation to freeze Medicare premiums
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Congressman Peter Welch is backing legislation that he says will help protect thousands of elderly Vermonters from a significant increase in Medicare premiums.VPR News
Vermont developing plan for running dual health programs for elderly poor
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Even as Congress and the White House draft a national health reform plan, Vermont and six other states will try to fix a key area of the system on their own.VPR News
Hodes wants to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards
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New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes wants the government to stop putting seniors’ Social Security numbers on Medicare cards in order to prevent identity theft.VPR News
Interview: Barbara Kennelly on Social Security and Medicare
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Senator Bernie Sanders is sponsoring a series of Town Hall meetings around Vermont this weekend on preserving and strengthening two federal programs some people fear are under threat. The keynote speaker at these meetings is Barbara Kennelly, the President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. She speaks with VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb.VPR News