Medicare

Thursday, September 22, 2011
Medical care and medical aid on the table, Obama said Republican lawmakers that he is ready to start cutting tens of billions of dollars from programs to reduce the federal deficit as long as Republicans are willing to accept the tax raises in return. "We are fully prepared to consider the savings in health care," Senator Chuck Schumer says. "Medicare gives very good health care is very effective."

     And administration officials have hinted they are willing to accept cuts of up to $ 100 billion over the next decade, including cuts in payments to hospitals because of the debt is uncollectible and physician training. And pressure groups have launched the health care industry strike to prevent the announcement of cuts. "Smell blood" Congress, and lobbyists for large nursing homes, non-profit tells the New York Times.