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Fixing the New Medicare Law #1: An Agenda for Constructive Change

Whatever merits one may ascribe to the recently enacted Medicarelaw, it has aggravated, not controlled, rapidly rising Medicarecosts. Its major feature is a massive entitlement expansion, but italso embodies some bad health care policy: There is no need for thefederal government to displace existing drug coverage, pre-empt newprivate-sector options, or accelerate the loss of employer-baseddrug coverage. ....

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Will Congress Contain Medicare's Exploding Costs?

To develop true Medicare reform, the Administration and Congressneeds a clearer set of illness-specific, beneficiary-leveldata-particularly for the oldest and sickest Medicare patients.This will enable Medicare officials to focus on this populationthrough a cost-effective case management approach. ....

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An Analysis of House Medicare Legislation

This analysis examines the House Medicare Modernization andPrescription Drug Act of 2003 (H.R. 2473). The bill establishes auniversal, but voluntary, drug benefit as an entitlement in theMedicare program. The bill also makes changes in traditionalMedicare and creates a new competitive system for Medicare thatwill take effect in 2010. ....

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Getting The Details Right:  The Key Do's And Don'ts OfMedicare Reform

Getting The Details Right: The Key Do's And Don'ts OfMedicare Reform ....

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What Seniors Should Know About Government Restrictions

The best way to ensure seniors' access to new and effective drugsis to transform Medicare into a new system based on patient choiceand market competition. Short of that, Congress should targetfunding to low-income seniors who have financial difficulty inpurchasing prescription drug coverage. ....

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