>How Would You Fix Medicare and Medicaid? 6 Hospital Leaders Respond
Written by Bob Herman | August 01, 2011
To say a lot rides on the country’s Medicare and Medicaid programs might be an understatement. Months of national debt ceiling talks have involved the slashing of Medicare and Medicaid funding, but uncertainty continues to hang about their futures. Hospitals are closely intertwined with Medicare and Medicaid, and six hospital leaders weigh in on the issues and obstacles that face the two biggest insurance programs in the United States.
Questions: What are some of your ideas on how Medicare and Medicaid can be fixed? How fixable are they, and what problems and hurdles need to be overcome?