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Health experts talked about the future of Medicaid and how the program could be affected by proposed health care policy. The panelists cited several studies on Medicaid, and discussed access…

Nancy-Ann DeParle (D) and Gail Wilensky (R), both former administrators of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, talked about the future of Medicare and Medicaid. “On the Frontlines: How…

Panelists talked about ways to end Medicare’s current structure, which pays based on the quantity of services provided rather than the health of the patient. Dana Safran in her remarks said …

Panelists talked about the consequences of raising Medicare’s eligibility age from 65- to to 67-years old. Juliette Cubanski first detailed the results of a Kaiser Foundation study of the is…

Panelists talked about where the health care reform debate is headed as Congress returns from August break. Among they topics they addressed were ways to control and the causes of health car…

This was the third in a series of roundtable hearings intended to bring health care policy and industry experts together to inform the development of comprehensive health care reform legisla…

Panelists 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…

Moderated by Secretary Thompson, the panelists discussed how health care costs affect our economic growth and how to move toward a more consumer-centered, technology-driven health care syste…

Gail Wilensky discussed the fiscal year 2005 federal budget and the costs of the new Medicare prescription drug program. She responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail from vie…

Ms. Wilenski and Ms. Moon talked about health care insurance, the number of uninsured Americans, and potential solutions to the problem of underinsurance. They also responded to viewer comme…

In one of eight break-out (concurrent) sessions at an economic forum sponsored by the White House, President Bush, health care professionals and others talked about health care policy and it…

Panelists 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…

The Heritage Foundation hosted a panel discussion on President Bill Clinton’s Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.

House Ways and Means Committee examined health care reform proposals offered by the President George H.W.Bush administration.

The guests discussed the role of the U.S. government in paying for health care.

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Madicare and Long-Term Care heard testimony on new Medicare regulations being proposed by the Health Care Financing Administration. In 1989, Congress passe…

The panelists talked about the accessibility and affordability of health care for all Americans. The public’s values and perceptions about the state of health care were discussed. Medicare, …