National Health Spending in 2011
Experts from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released their report on health spending trends in 2011. They used charts to demonstrate that increases in Medicare spending were offset by…
117 viewsExperts from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released their report on health spending trends in 2011. They used charts to demonstrate that increases in Medicare spending were offset by…
117 viewsPanelists talked about the just-released the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report. Among the topics they addressed were the findings of the report, its implications for senior citizens and taxpayer…
272 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the new health care law and Medicare. The witnesses were Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Donald Berwick and Richard Foster, the offic…
540 viewsWitnesses testified about 2010 health care reform legislation and its impact on the federal budget. Among the issues they addressed were the manner and costs of implementation, the impact on…
186 viewsRichard Foster testified about 2010 health care reform legislation and its impact on the federal budget. Among the issues he addressed were the manner and costs of implementation, the impact…
660 viewsPanelists talked about the just-released government report on the fiscal condition of Social Security and Medicare, which cited an improved outlook for Medicare and a slightly less positive …
226 viewsPanelists discussed the future of Medicare and the trustees' report which was released the previous day. Topics included how different parts of Medicare are financed, the assumptions the tru…
122 viewsMr. Foster testifies about the Report of the Medicare Trustees, updating Medicare and Medicaid status and projecting future expenditures and enrollment.
57 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute held a forum on “The Outlook for Medicare and Social Security.” Richard Foster, the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, talke…
62 viewsMedicare officials and representatives from private health insurance companies spoke about U.S. health care costs and projections for spending on health care. Among the issues they addressed…
114 viewsOfficials testified about an annual report from the Board of Trustees on Social Security and Medicare and its predictions about the programs' insolvency. Mr. Foster also talked about his cos…
123 viewsThe speakers talked about the annual Medicare trustees' report, focusing on the funding of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The final approximately 37 minutes of this program are not i…
38 viewsPanelists talked about the financial health of the Medicare Trust Fund, whose annual report was released yesterday. They analyzed the report, noting the increase in Medicare expenditures, an…
69 viewsIn the second set of hearings by the bipartisan commission, health economists said that Medicare is not as good as most private health insurance because it does not cover some items such as …
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