tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 32
Medicare Reform: Medicare Bill Gathers Momentum
AMA, AARP campaigns set to move ball past goal By the time you read this, the Medicare reform bill may already have passed. After conference negotiators unveiled their final legislative language on Nov. 20, observers predicted a speedy passage for the bill. HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson told a meeting of the National Press Club that "every day, every hour, we're getting closer" and supporters are now "at the five-yard line." He predicted the bill would pass with a comfortable majority, because he "can't believe" Congress would "leave $400 billion on the table." The legislation's success...
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