One prescription for runaway Medicare costs

Medicare spending is among the top drivers of the nation’s expanding debt. Everyone knows it. It’s not up to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to set policy, though. It’s up to Congress. For some details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, James Capretta. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin Let’s talk about the structure of the Medicare system. I think people typically assume it’s a pay as you go system. And it might be that, but like Social Security,…

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