President Clinton joined congressional Democrats recently to push his plan to pry open Medicare so the "near elderly" can buy into the program. They claim that only 300,000 to 400,000 Americans will take advantage of the offer and say the plan will be fully paid for by the premiums charged to participants. Brookings Institution Fellow Jacob Hacker says the proposal is "modest." But much more … [Read more...] about Medicare Expansion: The Wrong Track
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Medicare Expansion: The Wrong Track
President Clinton joined congressional Democrats recently to push his plan to pry open Medicare so the "near elderly" can buy into the program. They claim that only 300,000 to 400,000 Americans will take advantage of the offer and say the plan will be fully paid for by the premiums charged to participants. Brookings Institution Fellow Jacob Hacker says the proposal is "modest." But much more … [Read more...] about Medicare Expansion: The Wrong Track