GOP Medicare overhaul faces GOP budget plan showdown
Washington debate centers on Paul Ryan's Medicare plan to shift costs to future retirees through a premium support system while preserving current beneficiaries. The proposal would keep Medicare largely as is for those 10 years from retirement, revive the doughnut hole, and start private plan purchases in 2022. Medicaid would be turned over to states with big spending cuts. optimism about savings faces questions from economists and Democratic critics.
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BP Gulf Coast spending spree spurs critique after spill
An Associated Press review shows BP money flowed to Gulf Coast communities for gadgets vehicles and gear not all tied to cleanup. Mississippi Florida and Louisiana officials bought Tasers vacuum trucks SUVs iPads laptops and more while claiming needs persisted as BP has paid state and local governments over 754 million by March 31 and reimbursed the federal government 694 million.
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