Century Foundation Announces New Working Group on Medicare Reform; Group Featuring Nationally Prominent Physicians and Public Health Experts Will Explore Ways to Improve Care While Reducing Waste.

(From AScribe)

NEW YORK -- The Century Foundation (TCF) today announced the formation of a new Working Group on Medicare Reform. TCF, a nonpartisan public policy research foundation, has assembled a group of prominent physicians and health care experts from around the country to assess the current state of Medicare and make recommendations to reform and strengthen one of the nation's most effective and enduring public programs.

The Working Group will be directed by Maggie Mahar, a fellow at the Century Foundation, author/editor of the highly respected blog Healthbeatblog.org (http://www.healthbeatblog.org) and author of the widely acclaimed book "Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason …