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How Obama, Romney compare on Medicare

As the election heats up, Medicare is quickly becoming as important an issue as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act itself.

By Danielle Kunkle | Updated on October 08, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and President Barack Obama, right, begin to walk back to their podiums at the start of their first debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

As the election heats up, Medicare is quickly becoming as important an issue as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act itself.

Though Medicare reform was not the primary intent of the PPACA, the legislation does depend on massive funding changes to Medicare in order to pay for itself. As we head into November, we can expect the current administration to defend those changes while the GOP ticket will be presenting its own solutions.

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