In this week's column at at Our Health Policy Matters, health policy consultant Paul Gionfriddo of Lake Worth says that a modest reduction in Medicare benefits of about $10 a month and a tiny tax increase of one half of 1 percent on employers and workers could make Medicare fully solvent for generations.
But what are the chances that this Congress would be willing to discuss such a thing? The current members can't even stand up to the medical-device lobby.