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The senior drug deal.(Between The Lines)
ITEM: Approval of a major Medicare bill was a political victory for President Bush, reported the New York Times for November 25. "The Senate passed a sweeping Medicare bill ... that would add new prescription drug benefits for millions of older Americans as part of the biggest revision in the program since it was created in 1965 as a cornerstone of the Great Society." The president hopes to use the bill's passage in his re-election campaign, said the Times, "to support his contention that Republicans can be trusted more than Democrats to protect the interests of Americans over age 65."
BETWEEN THE LINES: This political maneuver, aiming to purchase votes with the largest entitlement expansion in four decades, should dissolve any belief in GOP fiscal responsibility. Ironically, a number of Capitol Hill observers admitted to us that if a Democratic president had pushed the very same legislation, it would have been supported by the Democratic Party, while many Republicans would have opposed it vigorously.
However, under the supposedly frugal Republicans, overall federal spending is up by nearly nine percent this fiscal year, and by an incredible 21 percent in two years. That, of course, is before this Medicare expansion kicks in--though few really think the cost will be held to $400 billion over 10 years. Remember that Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) has termed the supposed $400 billion drug prescription expansion "only a down ...
- Stark committee acts on catastrophic Medicare expansion.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 7, 1987 700+ words
...STARK COMMITTEE ACTS ON CATASTROPHIC MEDICARE EXPANSION WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire...House of Representatives catastrophic Medicare expansion legislation. "I am proud of today...said. "With the passage of the Medicare expansion legislation today, an important...
- Stark comments on House passage of catastrophic Medicare expansion legislation...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 22, 1987 700+ words
...STARK COMMENTS ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF CATASTROPHIC MEDICARE EXPANSION LEGISLATION (STARK-GRADISON PROPOSAL)ARE...rousing cheer to today's House passage of the Medicare Expansion Act of 1987. This is the first significant improvement...
- DELAY MEDICARE EXPANSION.(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) March 4, 1998 700+ words
...why Medicare is in the fix it's in, accounting for 12 percent of federal spending, a share that is steadily growing...suggestion: A bipartisan agreement to postpone consideration of Medicare expansion until next year. The White House and Congress should see...
- A major Medicare expansion; Congress takes up prescription-drug benefits in...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor June 16, 2003 700+ words
...Democrats for broader access and the Republicans for further privatization," says Professor Schlesinger. The Medicare expansion is made more notable coming in an era when conservatives are dominating politics. But it can also be viewed as...
- Spending escalates under GOP watch; Medicare expansion fuels boost.(PAGE ONE)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times November 28, 2003 700+ words
...Sept. 30, nearly double the 4 percent discretionary spending caps...nondefense spending has leapt 13 percent - 21 percent if spending on the war on terrorism...entitlement: the $400 billion Medicare expansion to cover prescription drugs...
- Home stretch; Committee to resolve differences in reform bills.(Late...
- Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare Tieman, Jeff June 30, 2003 700+ words
Byline: Jeff Tieman Having secured Senate and House approval last week of the most dramatic Medicare expansion in the program's history, healthcare lobbyists are plotting their strategy for clearing the final hurdle: a congressional conference...
- Medicare expansion.
- Newspaper article from: The Kiplinger Letter January 23, 1998 700+ words
Clinton's proposed expansion of Medicare probably won't make it letting early retirees and workers who've lost their benefits buy coverage for $300-$400 per month. Republicans will emphasize costs to the gov't, arguing that they are likely to be much higher than the current estimates, thus leading
- MEDICARE EXPANSION BENEFITS FROM RARE POLITICAL HARMONY
- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) June 7, 1988 700+ words
...massive numbers. Although they represent 16 percent of the voting age population, they accounted for 21 percent of the vote in the 1986 congressional elections...through a $4-a-month premium and a 15-percent surtax on income taxes. The Congressional...
