You are chief of staff to your brother-in-law, Representative Howard Hughes, who

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You are chief of staff to your brother-in-law, Representative Howard Hughes, who was recently elected to fill out a term in Congress.

He has been asked to participate in a panel discussion on the Medicare funding crisis. You have been asked to prepare a paper for him. The panel is asked to respond to a proposal for reducing Medicare expenditures by adding Part X to the current Part A - Hospital coverage, Part B - Outpatient coverage, Part C - Managed care, and Part D - Prescription drug coverage. What would Medicare Part X contain?

Explanation / Answer

Part X would allow all Americans to buy a public health insurance plan.That plan would pay doctors the same price that Medicare currently does and it would allow patients to be seen at the offices and hospitals that Medicare has in network.

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