Home

The Two-Way Street of Medicare Reform

February 03, 2012
3:57 pm

Earlier this week, I posted in this space about the need for Congress to take the issue of entitlement reform seriously, and to avoid undermining serious discussion about proposals to improve Medicare with glib 30-second sound bites and attack ads during the upcoming campaign season.

But I only addressed half of the equation that is instrumental to constructive discussion on this issue.  As a group of physicians serving in Congress pointed out this week, organizations representing the interests of different population groups also have critical roles to play in this dialogue.

In an open letter to AARP, 18 doctors serving in the House and Senate point out, accurately, that “the American people deserve a mature, informed and thoughtful conversation about how to save the Medicare program and shore up its financing.”  They add that, absent reform, “AARP members aged 50-56 today – as well as future members – will see the end of Medicare as we know it.”

The doctors, in the letter, invite AARP to participate in publicly urging all members of Congress, regardless of political party, to “acknowledge the approaching insolvency of the Medicare trust fund and the program’s structural financing challenges.”

They’re right.  Structural change to Medicare, which is necessary if we’re to achieve long-term sustainability while maintaining quality and innovation for patients, will face a steep uphill battle if influential interest groups marshal their resources in opposition.  To the contrary, progress relies not just on officeholders, but also powerful advocacy groups, acknowledging that the status quo cannot be maintained and that change is necessary.

All of us who are engaged in healthcare policy advocacy bear this responsibility.

103 Responses to “The Two-Way Street of Medicare Reform”

  1. Terry Says:

    Relying on the AARP (which is nothing more than an insurance brokerage out to make profits for itself) to represent the medicare and retired population of the U.S. to the Gov’t. is like Relying on the AMA (which represents less than 18% of the practicing physicians in the U.S. and is out to look after it’s own interests and profits) to represent the medical community in discussions with the Gov’t. regarding PPACA.

  2. https://sk8rstv.com/user/profile/35221 Says:

    I think this is one of the most vital information for me.
    And i am glad reading your article. But should remark on some general things, The site style
    is great, the articles is really excellent : D.
    Good job, cheers

  3. Ajsuft Says:

    buy generic albuterol over the counter ventolin inhalator ca purchase ventolin generic

  4. Mibymi Says:

    order ventolin 4mg inhaler albuterol 2mg generic cheap albuterol

  5. Nqllkf Says:

    tizanidine for sale tizanidine pills where to buy zanaflex without a prescription

  6. Grmwaa Says:

    deltasone 40mg over the counter cheap prednisone 40mg deltasone 40mg cost

  7. Ovcbib Says:

    accutane 10mg generic isotretinoin online buy accutane 40mg tablet

  8. Ywmaum Says:

    buy amoxil 1000mg buy amoxil 500mg pill amoxicillin 1000mg uk

  9. Odycll Says:

    buy albuterol 4mg online albuterol inhalator ca albuterol inhalator price

  10. Xvjunj Says:

    purchase ventolin inhalator for sale best allergy for allergic rhinitis order albuterol pill

  11. Darnel Says:

    I’m impressed, I must say. Rarely do I come across a blog that’s both educative and interesting, and
    without a doubt, you have hit the nail on the head.
    The problem is an issue that not enough men and women are speaking intelligently about.
    I’m very happy that I found this during my search for something relating to this.

  12. Ekezka Says:

    zithromax online buy azithromycin pills order zithromax 500mg for sale

  13. jus buah Says:

    Greetings I am so grateful I found your website, I really found
    you by accident, while I was researching on Google for something
    else, Anyways I am here now and would just like to say thanks a lot for a marvelous post and a all round
    entertaining blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to read it all at
    the moment but I have saved it and also added your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to
    read a great deal more, Please do keep up
    the fantastic job.

  14. Cjttww Says:

    order augmentin 375mg online buy clavulanate sale clavulanate ca

  15. Ztdhms Says:

    order augmentin 375mg sale augmentin 625mg canada buy augmentin 1000mg for sale

  16. Dtjjge Says:

    omnacortil 40mg usa buy prednisolone 20mg pills order prednisolone 10mg pill

  17. Cjnzek Says:

    buy levothyroxine pills for sale buy levothroid buy generic synthroid over the counter

  18. Bysukd Says:

    cheap synthroid pill levothroid order online levothyroxine buy online

  19. Fatnkb Says:

    order neurontin pills cost neurontin 100mg buy neurontin no prescription

  20. Jwcame Says:

    generic clomiphene 50mg clomiphene online buy serophene

  21. Rgewfn Says:

    order clomiphene order clomid online buy generic clomiphene

  22. Skqbhn Says:

    purchase lasix sale buy generic furosemide cheap furosemide 100mg

  23. Qjmtnf Says:

    order vibra-tabs generic purchase acticlate monodox buy online

  24. Wqmwxd Says:

    viagra cheap order viagra without prescription buy generic sildenafil 100mg

  25. Qakavb Says:

    viagra 100mg uk sildenafil 50mg pills for men purchase viagra generic

  26. Nobdkf Says:

    doubleu casino online casino slot game casino online blackjack

  27. Udkrie Says:

    generic semaglutide rybelsus 14mg price order generic semaglutide 14 mg

  28. Gikqlo Says:

    buy rybelsus online cheap buy rybelsus generic semaglutide cost

  29. Mqeiss Says:

    order triamcinolone 4mg pills buy aristocort paypal buy triamcinolone medication

  30. Uswrai Says:

    hydroxychloroquine order order plaquenil pills hydroxychloroquine brand

  31. Qvgeoc Says:

    order plaquenil sale buy plaquenil 200mg online cheap buy hydroxychloroquine 400mg

  32. Qbajpy Says:

    desloratadine over the counter buy generic clarinex online buy clarinex paypal

  33. Soeuoo Says:

    cialis 20mg price buy cialis 40mg pill generic cialis 40mg

  34. Lhaahz Says:

    tadalafil order order tadalafil generic cost cialis 5mg

  35. Mokfdk Says:

    buy loratadine online cheap order generic loratadine claritin tablet

  36. Lstmri Says:

    cost cenforce cenforce 100mg price cenforce cost

  37. Clyshf Says:

    order cenforce 50mg online cheap buy generic cenforce cheap cenforce 50mg

  38. Jfvbvw Says:

    priligy 60mg oral order dapoxetine 30mg sale cytotec tablet

  39. Buofet Says:

    order chloroquine 250mg online buy aralen online order chloroquine 250mg for sale

  40. Pikntg Says:

    aralen 250mg cost cost chloroquine 250mg chloroquine 250mg drug

  41. Tlhddd Says:

    cheap xenical 120mg buy generic diltiazem for sale diltiazem cost

  42. Jwqwfy Says:

    purchase metformin without prescription buy glucophage online generic glucophage

  43. Uwtxcr Says:

    buy glucophage online buy generic glucophage 1000mg buy metformin sale

  44. Pkesyx Says:

    cost zovirax 800mg cost zyloprim 300mg allopurinol medication

  45. Jvqhez Says:

    buy amlodipine pill norvasc 10mg oral how to buy amlodipine

  46. Vrqdat Says:

    order amlodipine 5mg for sale purchase amlodipine online order amlodipine 10mg sale

  47. Uqaikw Says:

    crestor online buy order rosuvastatin sale order zetia 10mg online

  48. Lcgjtp Says:

    brand zestril zestril online buy generic lisinopril

  49. Lfnyaz Says:

    purchase zestril online cheap zestril generic zestril brand

  50. Lhdals Says:

    purchase domperidone without prescription motilium cheap order tetracycline 250mg pill

  51. Oflelr Says:

    prilosec buy online oral prilosec 20mg omeprazole to treat stomach

  52. Udxzfw Says:

    purchase prilosec pills order prilosec without prescription omeprazole 20mg sale

  53. Lecbxr Says:

    how to get cyclobenzaprine without a prescription buy cyclobenzaprine tablets order baclofen generic

  54. Ipkmtk Says:

    purchase metoprolol online cheap buy lopressor 50mg without prescription buy generic lopressor for sale

  55. Chfyjp Says:

    lopressor 100mg without prescription metoprolol 50mg sale order lopressor 50mg for sale

  56. Yqkzae Says:

    buy generic toradol for sale order colchicine for sale buy colchicine pill

  57. Dhhwuv Says:

    tenormin over the counter tenormin 100mg drug atenolol 50mg usa

  58. Iztxmy Says:

    tenormin 100mg oral buy atenolol no prescription generic tenormin 100mg

  59. Dfnjuc Says:

    buy depo-medrol without a prescription methylprednisolone cost medrol ca

  60. Hbgxwl Says:

    methylprednisolone generic name buy medrol methylprednisolone 8mg oral

  61. Zrotxk Says:

    buy propranolol pills order inderal 20mg without prescription how to get clopidogrel without a prescription

  62. Hebtvr Says:

    buy methotrexate 10mg without prescription buy methotrexate 10mg generic order coumadin 5mg online cheap

  63. Tjgdpe Says:

    write me a paper academic writing online help me with my research paper

  64. Oulcsu Says:

    buy custom research paper custom research paper writing help with assignments uk

  65. Arerdi Says:

    reglan where to buy losartan 50mg ca cozaar for sale

  66. Rkryby Says:

    meloxicam 7.5mg generic buy celecoxib without a prescription buy generic celebrex over the counter

  67. Knzhko Says:

    meloxicam 7.5mg tablet celebrex 100mg tablet purchase celecoxib sale

  68. Kkksdc Says:

    buy generic nexium 40mg topiramate 200mg us buy topamax pill

  69. Sqbqfw Says:

    flomax cost celebrex price celecoxib 200mg over the counter

  70. Njvjrv Says:

    tamsulosin without prescription purchase flomax generic cost celecoxib

  71. Rxstqe Says:

    sumatriptan 50mg sale cheap levofloxacin 500mg buy levofloxacin generic

  72. Adkxul Says:

    buy zofran 8mg sale zofran 8mg cost order aldactone

  73. Ggyzvw Says:

    purchase zofran aldactone 100mg cost where to buy spironolactone without a prescription

  74. Xacdge Says:

    order avodart pills buy avodart generic ranitidine online buy

  75. Mqucjj Says:

    simvastatin 20mg pills zocor 20mg pills valtrex medication

  76. Ogjgts Says:

    zocor over the counter simvastatin 10mg oral valacyclovir cost

  77. Mmrzvy Says:

    ampicillin antibiotic online order generic amoxil amoxil price

  78. Zlkgpq Says:

    propecia 5mg pill buy generic diflucan over the counter buy forcan pills

  79. Lwwpna Says:

    proscar 5mg without prescription buy diflucan 100mg online how to get diflucan without a prescription

  80. Mhkfey Says:

    order generic ciprofloxacin 1000mg – keflex ca buy cheap generic augmentin

  81. Lmrhlw Says:

    baycip order – bactrim where to buy buy augmentin 1000mg generic

  82. Lfeciz Says:

    ciprofloxacin 500mg brand – ciprofloxacin 1000mg over the counter order augmentin 625mg pill

  83. Qfaxff Says:

    buy cheap generic ciprofloxacin – purchase cephalexin generic buy generic augmentin 625mg

  84. biplob Says:

    I must admit that after giving some of the advice you provided here a try, it truly helped me. Both the volume of visitors to my website and their level of engagement have increased. I appreciate your useful advice.

  85. Opmzja Says:

    purchase flagyl without prescription – order zithromax 500mg online cheap buy azithromycin for sale

  86. Mikoce Says:

    buy generic ciplox online – buy amoxicillin 250mg generic
    erythromycin pills

  87. Ihkolx Says:

    buy flagyl 400mg online cheap – buy oxytetracycline 250 mg for sale brand zithromax 500mg

  88. Achyma Says:

    buy ciplox without a prescription – where to buy erythromycin without a prescription order erythromycin for sale

  89. Dyjewc Says:

    valacyclovir 500mg generic – buy mebendazole zovirax uk

  90. Wyygsp Says:

    stromectol for human – order generic ceftin how to get sumycin without a prescription

  91. Zatgti Says:

    buy generic valtrex for sale – order valtrex online cheap order acyclovir 400mg online

  92. Xtudts Says:

    ivermectin 6mg for humans – axetil pill order sumycin for sale

  93. Zngiym Says:

    order flagyl 400mg pills – buy generic cleocin azithromycin for sale online

  94. Gflhtd Says:

    ampicillin where to buy buy generic penicillin buy amoxicillin generic

  95. Bgitmh Says:

    metronidazole for sale online – buy clindamycin pill azithromycin 500mg drug

  96. Xlrsah Says:

    ampicillin where to buy penicillin sale amoxil brand

  97. Jksyem Says:

    buy lasix 100mg generic – buy atacand 16mg captopril 25 mg for sale

  98. Vbklgo Says:

    buy generic lasix over the counter – buy lasix 40mg online order capoten

  99. Noiway Says:

    buy glucophage generic – metformin 500mg pill lincocin 500 mg generic

  100. Sygcfk Says:

    order zidovudine 300mg for sale – oral allopurinol zyloprim uk

  101. Ycnulv Says:

    metformin 500mg generic – buy glycomet for sale lincocin 500 mg sale

  102. Yjmird Says:

    retrovir buy online – buy epivir 100mg online cheap order allopurinol 100mg generic

  103. Ytqlpr Says:

    order clozapine 100mg online cheap – order tritace sale oral famotidine

Leave a Reply