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No Burgers for Baucus: The Case for Long-Term Insurance as Part of Medicare Reform

The Baucus healthcare “reform” bill, cobbled together in the US Senate, is partially funded by future “cost savings” from Medicare and Medicaid. “I’d gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today,” says Mr. Baucus as Mr. Wimpy. Medicare ...Read more

The Medicare Football

Charles Schultz’s oft-revisited storyline is a useful parable for analyzing some of the politics of healthcare reform today.   Consider Lucy to be government proponents of various healthcare bills and plans; Charlie Brown, some concerned citizens; and the football, those various ...Read more


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