(POLITICO) Ben Carson's Medicare problem isn't going away.
The former neurosurgeon announced last week that he had shelved his plan to end the popular government health care program for seniors. But the few components of a new plan he's revealed have only added to the confusion about what, exactly, he intends to accomplish -- and his opponents are beginning to pounce.
Donald Trump, who has fallen behind Carson in Iowa and in some national polls, on Tuesday predicted Carson's demise as a presidential candidate in part because of his health policy platform.
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