The politicians have been insisting on the need to reform Medicare, but Republicans and Democrats have a very different idea of how to achieve it. The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would change Medicare into a voucher system. But this plan was extremely unpopular and has no chance of passing reports Yahoo! News Senate.
John Rother of the AARP said, "[The reports] present important news for programs that serve as critical lifelines for millions of older Americans and demonstrate the need for our elected leaders to strengthen - not not undermine - these pillars financial and health security. "
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also announced that the reform of health care will save $ 0 billion for Medicare over the first few years. The savings from the reduction of payments to health insurance companies and reduce payments to hospitals and medical device makers. But the reform has not done enough to increase the current life of Medicare.
Republicans and Democrats are likely to have difficulty in finding a solution to this problem soon with the growing political rhetoric before the 2012 elections
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