The debate over what to do with Medicare — which has become a centerpiece of the Kentucky Senate race of late — took a prominent role in a televised debate between Republican nominee Rand Paul and Democratic nominee Jack Conway last night. As he has for weeks now, Conway hammered Paul for his past statement supporting a massive increase in the Medicare deductible to help, Paul has said, move the system to a “market-based approach.” Paul accused Conway of twisting his words on the issue.
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