Last week, the Tulsa World reported on statements made by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., after the legislator said he believes that government programs like Medicare are to blame for the nation's rapidly rising health care costs, and that Medicare has worsened the medical system.
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Monday, August 29, 2011 | 5:34 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:25 p.m. CDT, Monday, August 29, 2011
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