Medicare

In Brief

America’s largest public health program has contributed substantially to the well-being of America’s oldest citizens. Some say Medicare represents a working model of national health insurance. Yet, with fewer workers paying into the system since the recession began in December 2007, the program is moving closer to insolvency. Coupled with rising health costs, reforming Medicare is considered crucial.

Janet Zamora has her hands held by dental assistant Ramora Ory at Comprehensive Dentistry in Bloomingdale, Illinois (REUTERS/Jim Young).

Opinion

How to Build a Better Health-care System

April 18, 2013, Tom Daschle, Bill Frist, Pete V. Domenici and Alice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, Tom Daschle, Bill Frist and Pete Domenici identify the drivers of rising health care spending and outline a plan to transform the health care system in a way that would not just shift costs but would promote transparency, protect patient choice, and enhance the quality and value of the nation’s health care.

Recent Activity

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Reforming Medicare
Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities

2008, Henry J. Aaron and Jeanne M. Lambrew
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Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007
The Health Spending Challenge

2007, Alice M. Rivlin and Joseph R. Antos, eds.
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Intensive Care
How Congress Shapes Health Policy

1995, Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, eds.