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Tom Scully and Bruce Vladecklook talked about the future of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and how any changes could affect the 100 million Americans who are covered by them.

Tom Scully and Bruce Vladeck talked about how Medicare Part C operates and the impact that health care legislation may have on it. Part C is the private alternative to parts A and B. They re…

Bruce Vladeck and Mary Agnes Carey talked about how Medicare Part B operates and the impact that health care legislation may have on it. Mr. Vladeck also responded to telephone calls and ele…

Participants discussed various aspects of needed reform in the Medicare system. They focused on a proposal by Sen. Breaux that called for private competition within the system while increasi…

Representatives debated a proposal by Senator John Breaux, D-LA, which would raise the age of eligibility for Medicare and require that fifteen percent of the budget surplus be spent on Medi…

Several panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues debated…

The NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON MEDICARE heard testimony from its Remodeling Task Force, Reform Task Force, and Restructuring Task Force on a variety of issues. The first panel discuss…

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed the challenges facing Medicare, and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system. They testified that challenges are not confined…

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed challenges facing Medicare and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system.

The National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare met to hear testimony on the demographic changes in the U.S. population which would impact the Medicare program. This was the com…

Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee members heard testimony regarding fraud in the Medicare program from members of Congress, and staff from the FBI, Government Accountability Office, a…

Senate Finance Committee members progressed through legislation line by line designed to appropriate funds for social insurance. Committee members talked about the legislation and debated ce…

Members of the Senate Finance committee met in their first markup session on the budget agreement between Congress and the President. Members progressed through legislation line by line whic…

Dale Thompson, President of American Health Care Association, and Paul Willging, Executive President of American Health Care Association, spoke about current challenges faced by the health c…

Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin released the annual report on the current and future fiscal health of the Medicare and Social Security t…

After their meeting with President Clinton, several economic advisers briefed reporters about the president’s budget proposal, including his announcement concerning Medicare. Then the White …

Health Care Financing Administrator Bruce Vladeck spoke about how Republican and Democratic proposals to reduce the growth rates of federal medical programs would affect the programs at the …

House Oversight Committee heard testimony from local and federal health care officials concerning how Medicaid programs can be reformed while eliminating unfunded mandates from the program.

Democratic members of the House Commerce Committee heard testimony from administration officials and others concerning the details and implications of the Republican proposal to save $270 mi…

Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and White House Budget Director Rivlin talked to reporters about the relationship between President Clinton’s welfare and health care reform…