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Medicare Roundup 11/2: Setting the Record Straight

In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reform of Medicare based on defined-contribution financing. In fact, this approach to reforming Medicare has a long bipartisan tradition going back to the 1980s and Representatives Richard Gephardt (D–MO) and David Stockman (R–MI). In fact, much of this criticism is distorted, misleading, or just plain wrong.

Here are some articles that set the record straight:

See the full list on The Foundry…

Tags: biased, defined contribution, Medicare, mistruths, myths, premium support system

Medicare Roundup: Setting the Record Straight

In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reforming Medicare based on defined-contribution financing. In fact, this approach to reforming Medicare has a long bipartisan tradition, going back to the 1980s and Representatives Richard Gephardt (D–MO) and David Stockman (R–MI). In fact, much of this criticism is distorted, misleading, or just plain wrong.

Here are some articles that set the record straight.

Op-Eds/Blogs:

Medicare Reform Debate: What Really Works in Health Care Competition (Kevin Dayaratna)

The Heritage Foundation, 9/13/12

“[T]here is indeed a growing body of academic evidence that competition can help reduce health care costs.”

Top Obama Advisers Proposed Voucherizing Medicare Way Back in…2010? (Avik Roy)

Forbes, 9/13/12

“Two key Obama health-care advisers—David Cutler of Harvard and Jonathan Gruber of MIT—proposed that Obama privatize the Medicare program as part of the negotiations surrounding the Bowles-Simpson deficit commission in 2010.”

See the rest of the list on The Foundry…

Tags: blogs, Medicare, mistruths, ObamaCare, op-eds, roundup, setting record straight