The politics of Medicare
Over the Fourth of July weekend, the battle over 10% cuts in Medicare reaches a fevered pitch. At stake are payments to 600,000 doctors who care for 52 million people, a big percent of the voting population in an election year. Neither Republicans nor Democrats want the cuts to go through, but the Senate failed to prevent them by just one vote. That’s pitted the doctors against the insurance industry in an advertising frenzy designed to influence action.
Guests:
– Anna Mathews: Reporter, "Wall Street Journal"
– Nancy Nielsen: President, American Medical Association
– Joseph Antos: healthcare policy expert, American Enterprise Institute
– Robert Berenson: Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Urban Institute
Hosted by award-winning journalist Warren Olney, "To the Point" presents informative and thought-provoking discussion of major news stories — front-page issues that attract a savvy and serious news audience.
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