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National Journal | Report: Medicare Drug-Coverage Gap Shrinks
Health care reform legislation aims to phase out the gap by 2020. This year, seniors get a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs, the AP reported. Next year, the discount on generics will be higher.
CNN: Money | Medicare in America: 'It has to get better'
Berwick's nomination faced opposition from conservatives who focused on, among other things, his praise of government-run British health care. Instead of being confirmed by the Senate, Berwick was given a temporary "recess" appointment by President Obama, which was scheduled to run out this year.
National Journal | Rising Medicaid Costs Contribute to States' Bleak Economic Future, Report Finds
“State budgets are certainly improving; however, growth is weak, and there is not enough money for all the bills coming in,” NASBO Executive Director Scott Pattison told The Post. “State officials will still be cutting some programs, and increases in funding for any program except for health care will be rare.”
