NYTimes Op-Ed on how to fix Medicare and Part D
The NYTimes has an op-ed today outlining discrepancies and gross abuse of Medicare Part D and Medicare. The author, a former presidential speechwriter (which means he’s a very clear writer, but not necessarily in a position of power in the health care reform movement), goes after the lack of caps on direct gov’t subsidies to insurers and the loopholes/flaws endemic to the 2003 drafting of legislation that allowed abuse.
It could serve as an intriguing and brief primer for common readers not versed on what exactly is wrong with Medicare’s current financing structure.