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The $83 Billion Scam Hidden Inside Medicare (And the Economist Who Proved It)

What if the system designed to protect your health in retirement was actually engineered (from the inside) to profit from keeping you confused, underserved, and locked out of the care you've already paid for?

You've spent decades paying into Medicare. You've done everything right. And yet, as you approach the years when healthcare matters most, the system greeting you on the other side is riddled with hidden traps, gaming, and a funding crisis that Washington refuses to look at directly.

In this episode, Professor Kotlikoff talks with his Boston University colleague Dr. Randy Ellis, one of…

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