"Medicare costs are rising faster than projected revenues. Action to close the emerging deficit is inescapable. We propose converting Medicare from a “service reimbursement” system to a “premium support” system (underline added by blogger). These changes would resemble many that are now reshaping private employer-based insurance. Our reform would encompass not just the “public” Medicare program but also the “real” Medicare, which includes the supplemental plans to which most Medicare beneficiaries have access. Approved plans would have to offer stipulated services. We review numerous technical issues in moving to a new system that cannot be solved quickly and that preclude quick budget savings."
Which blood-sucking insurance companies wrote this article in the lefty Health Affairs magazine that began with the words in the paragraph directly above? Which hateful Republicans want to change "Medicare as we know it" to premium support?
These Democrats did, 20 years ago. Aaron was and is (in his dotage I assume) with the far left wing Brookings lobbying group. Reischauer was with Brookings then, later with the even further left Urban Institute and was most recently President Obama's Democratic-Party public representative to the Medicare Trustees. Both had previously been staffers to Kennedy and like Democratic Congresspeople.
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