Thursday, December 20, 2007

Medicare Reform

According to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT): "The Finance Committee will move aggressively on broader Medicare reform in the next session of Congress. Changes that make every part of Medicare better for seniors are sorely needed. A hard look at Medicare Advantage is now overdue. Work on comprehensive Medicare legislation will continue and see completion in the early part of 2008."
Ranking Finance Committee Republican Charles Grassley stated: "It's a six-month extension that serves as a stop-gap until Congress can take care of the important Medicare business that got backed up this fall."
NCOA is deeply disappointed that more was not done to improve assistance for low-income beneficiaries in greatest need. However, we are pleased that there will be an opportunity to consider needed low-income beneficiary improvements next year