Health reform won’t stop costs from rising in the short term, but it lays the groundwork for long-run control of spending.
Robert Berenson
Robert A. Berenson, M.D., is an institute fellow at the Urban Institute and deputy chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress on Medicare policy. The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the commission.
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Doctoring Health Care, II
If you’re a senior citizen or just happen to know one, you’re probably familiar with the flaws in the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) — the legislative monstrosity that Congress enacted, after one very long night in 2003 when Tom DeLay held the vote open for three full hours to intimidate a majority of unwilling members […]