In retiree-heavy Florida, health reform not a popular topic

January 27, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney pauses while speaking at a campaign stop at Paramount Printing in JacksonvillePALM HARBOR, Florida (Reuters) - There's one small-government idea that Republican presidential candidates are reluctant to discuss in this retiree-heavy state: their plans to rein in health care costs for the elderly. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, front-runners for the Republican nomination to face Democratic President Barack Obama on November 6, both support reforms to the Medicare government health insurance program for the elderly that could help set federal spending on a sustainable course. ...


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