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GOP Backed 'Death Panels' ...in 2003

End-of-life counseling provided in Medicare bill

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2009 2:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – They’re up in arms against it now, but Republicans voted for a measure providing end-of-life counseling in 2003, Amy Sullivan writes for Time. That year’s Medicare prescription drug bill, which boasted support from 204 GOP representatives and 42 senators, offered funding for “... Read full story »

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