Newsletter Articles | October 1, 2013
The Medicare Cost Cutting: While System Design Is A Political Football, New Models For Management Of Consumers With Chronic Conditions Gain Steam
The Medicare Cost Cutting: While System Design Is A Political Football, New Models For Management Of Consumers With Chronic Conditions Gain Steam
What to do with Medicare costs? Medicare spending grew 6.2% to $554.3 billion in 2011, or 21% of total national health expenditures (NHE) (see NHE Fact Sheet). For obvious reasons, Medicare is, with Social Security, often referred to as a "third rail" in American politics – essentially an untouchable topic.
That said, the debate about Medicare . . .