News
National Journal | Georgia Governor Asks GOP to Spare Home Health Benefit
Georgia’s Republican governor is asking members of his party in Congress to ditch a cost-saving plan to require copayments for Medicare- and Medicaid-covered home health care services.
National Journal | AIDS Studies Raise Pressure for Funding
Two studies published on Wednesday show that giving uninfected men and women a once-a-day anti-AIDS pill can protect them from the virus that causes it—a finding sure to raise pressure on Congress and President Obama to do more to support government funding of the drugs.
Econ Comments
Politcio | Dems can win on Medicare
As deficit talks come down to the wire, both parties have a lot to gain — and just as much to lose — when it comes to Medicare. Whoever wins the debate could very likely win the senior vote and the November 2012 elections along with it. The stakes could not be higher.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Tell That to Current Medicare Recipients
Conservatives, including The Heritage Foundation, support reforming Medicare to provide seniors with a defined contribution to apply to the health care plan of their choice.
Heritage Foundation | Medicaid Blend Rate Misses the Point
Conservatives should beware of policies that simply meet a budget target number without considering whether the underlying policy changes move a program in the right direction. Case in point: the Medicaid blend rate, which would replace the various federal matching rates for different categories of enrollees with one unified federal rate.
