Dems Yet To Respond To Hatch On Medicare Reform Proposals-insidehealthpolicy: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said Democrats have yet to respond to him on the five Medicare and Medicaid structural reforms he floated last week as ideas that could gain bipartisan backing, but a Hatch aide said the lack of response could also be viewed as a good sign in that Democrats at least have not attacked the ranking Finance Committee Republican for trying to “destroy Medicare.” Senate Republicans are urging their Democratic colleagues to immediately begin negotiating on Medicare reforms, but Democrats say they will only agree to Medicare changes if Republicans agree to increase tax revenue and cut defense spending.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Dems Yet To Respond To Hatch On Medicare Reform Proposals
Dems Yet To Respond To Hatch On Medicare Reform Proposals-insidehealthpolicy: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said Democrats have yet to respond to him on the five Medicare and Medicaid structural reforms he floated last week as ideas that could gain bipartisan backing, but a Hatch aide said the lack of response could also be viewed as a good sign in that Democrats at least have not attacked the ranking Finance Committee Republican for trying to “destroy Medicare.” Senate Republicans are urging their Democratic colleagues to immediately begin negotiating on Medicare reforms, but Democrats say they will only agree to Medicare changes if Republicans agree to increase tax revenue and cut defense spending.
