Posted on 04/18/2016 8:42:12 AM PDT by Olog-hai
They work for the government and even their closest relatives have no idea what they do. It’s not because they’re spies or nuclear scientists, but because their jobs are so arcane: trying to reinvent Medicare to improve it, and maybe save taxpayers money.
In a sprawling, nondescript office park near Baltimore, some 360 people at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation are trying to change the health care system, using the government’s premier insurance program as leverage. If they prevail, the U.S. may no longer have the worst of both worlds: unsustainable spending and unenviable results. […]
Because the center was created by President Barack Obama’s health care law, its future under a Republican president is questionable. But Republicans would be wise to keep the center running, said Mark McClellan, the Medicare chief under former President George W. Bush. …
(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...
A free country doesn’t need an “Innovation Center.” We have (had) a free enterprise system that constantly updated and innovated new processes, materials, supply chains and the like. These “Innovation Centers” are how the totalitarians amongst us plan on making us like it when they give it to us hard.
I’m sure they’ll do a fiiiiiiiiiiiine job.
Medicare worked fine when there were 5-6 workers contributing to every recipient.
Two to one? Not so much.
Cue the "I Paid In! The Government Promised Me!" brigade in 3...2...1...
No, no socialistic Ponzi scheme ever works fine no matter how many people are forced to pay into it.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
You neglect mentioning the upside...
Every year the Death Panels slice off the lifespan is awesome for the budget numbers of Medicare and Soc Sec....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.