On “The Senate Doctors Show” Sen. John Barrasso, MD, and Sen. Tom Coburn, MD, discuss the Democrats’ health care reform bill. They note the cuts in Medicare and how a Washington takeover of health care would affect preventative care.

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My friend, Rich, is not getting the care that he should because of Medicare cuts and it is going to get worse. This is a true story. My friend has osteomylitis of the femur bone and pelvic area. This infection left him with a large and deep pressure sore. He needs a muscle graft and bone debridement operations, however, they can’t be performed until the infection is gone. The infectious disease Doctor is not approaching this aggressively and her plan is to discharge him to a nursing home for …

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