Medicare Matters

The Vote: The House Medicare vote last night was a nail-biter, with the bill passing around 2 a.m. by only one vote (216-215) after leaders spent the day strong-arming 18 stalwart conservatives. The tension in the House was over whether measures would s...

Public supports private sector options in Medicare

The Galen Institute today released an opinion poll conducted June 18-21 by Zogby International that shows overwhelming public support for private sector options in Medicare along with concern that the complex drug benefit crafted by the Senate could be wo...

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...

The Right Prescription: A drug benefit that makes sense

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...

Taking a Stand

The Health Policy Consensus Group on Monday released its important new statement on Medicare and Prescription Drugs to an overflow, standing-room-only crowd on Capitol Hill. We were impressed not only with how may people joined us but also the heavy-hit...

Avoiding the Pitfalls in Medicare Reform: PowerPoint Presentation

Avoiding the Pitfalls in Medicare Reform: Executive Summary