Add to ORKGRecent budgetary conflicts at the federal level have shone a bright spotlight on the pending fiscal peril of the Medicare program. A number of recent legislative proposals have been developed as well as enacted to try to address such issues. This lecture describes the nature of the fiscal crisis facing the 46-year-old program and summarizes the different policy alternatives for dealing with it. One thing is seemingly certain the Medicare of the future will likely be far different than it has been in the past
Medicare is a massive and essential safety healthcare net for the elderly in the United States. It c...
As the rhetoric of the election fades, America faces a dire fiscal cliff that will require honest di...
THE UNEXPECTED EMERGENCE of federal budget surpluses during the late 1990s, combined with official p...
Medicare is the health insurance coverage provided to all senior citizens over the age of 65. It has...
The debate around the future of both Medicare and Social Security almost always occurs on a separate...
So long as Medicare manages to pay its bills, the program may seem to be working. But just under the...
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "We are pleased to be...
In an era of budget surpluses and after several years of slower spending growth, containing Medicare...
Medicare pays for at least half of the hospital and medical expenses incurred by America\u27s elderl...
Long-range Social Security and Medicare spending projections vastly exceed projected program revenue...
Public programs for the aged have been strategically planned and implemented to avoid economic catas...
U.S. policy changes and more optimistic fiscal forecasts have significantly improved the long-term f...
If current laws and policies remain in place, federal debt in the United States will continue to gro...
In this paper, I want to address the large budget gap that will emerge in Medicare and Medicaid in ...
The retirement of the baby boomers, rising life expectancy, and the rising cost of medical care are...
Medicare is a massive and essential safety healthcare net for the elderly in the United States. It c...
As the rhetoric of the election fades, America faces a dire fiscal cliff that will require honest di...
THE UNEXPECTED EMERGENCE of federal budget surpluses during the late 1990s, combined with official p...
Medicare is the health insurance coverage provided to all senior citizens over the age of 65. It has...
The debate around the future of both Medicare and Social Security almost always occurs on a separate...
So long as Medicare manages to pay its bills, the program may seem to be working. But just under the...
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "We are pleased to be...
In an era of budget surpluses and after several years of slower spending growth, containing Medicare...
Medicare pays for at least half of the hospital and medical expenses incurred by America\u27s elderl...
Long-range Social Security and Medicare spending projections vastly exceed projected program revenue...
Public programs for the aged have been strategically planned and implemented to avoid economic catas...
U.S. policy changes and more optimistic fiscal forecasts have significantly improved the long-term f...
If current laws and policies remain in place, federal debt in the United States will continue to gro...
In this paper, I want to address the large budget gap that will emerge in Medicare and Medicaid in ...
The retirement of the baby boomers, rising life expectancy, and the rising cost of medical care are...
Medicare is a massive and essential safety healthcare net for the elderly in the United States. It c...
As the rhetoric of the election fades, America faces a dire fiscal cliff that will require honest di...
THE UNEXPECTED EMERGENCE of federal budget surpluses during the late 1990s, combined with official p...