Cut Costs, Not Reimbursement

Huffington Post
September 26, 2011

There is a consensus building in Washington, D.C. -- which has been joined by many leading Democrats (including the President) -- that Medicare outlays must be cut if our national deficit is to be reined in. At the same time, we hear relatively little about cutting the costs of health care. One may ask, "What is the difference? You cut one; you curb the other." Not so fast. Most obviously, if you cut health care costs, you benefit almost everyone; if you cut Medicare, such a cut concerns only seniors and those who serve them....

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