State Of The Union Health Care Agenda Leaves Out Medicare, Medicaid
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
President Bush calls for improved information technology and expanded health savings accounts in speech focused mostly on Social Security and foreign affairs. Bush's call for fiscal discipline could be the strongest signal concerning the Administration's plans for the implementation of the Medicare program next year.
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