Medicare Modernization

Congress finally has broken the logjam over legislation to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, but debate still is heated over how much or even whether the program should be updated and modernized in the process. Clearly this is the linchpin is...

More Medicare Drug Benefits ? Medicare Reform?

Public Opinion

With Congress speeding toward the biggest expansion of Medicare in the program's history, we wanted to know what the American people think about the legislative options and their potential impact on health care and drug coverage. To find out, we drafted q...

Fix the Medicare Compromise

Today's System Treats Health Crises, But It Fails at Chronic Disease Care

The Right Prescription

Appeared in National Review's 2003 Health-Care Symposium In early June, Senate Finance Committee leaders reached a surprise bipartisan agreement on a Medicare prescription-drug benefit bill, paving the way for passage after years of deadlock. The House ...

Medicare Steamroller

In a few short days, the promise of a Medicare drug benefit has been transformed from a political football into a steamroller. With both Democrats and Republicans now in agreement, passage of legislation in both the House and Senate now appears likely bef...