Parties Stake Out Budget Positions; MedPAC, MACPAC Reports On Tap-insidehealthpolicy: Budget feuding will escalate this week as dueling plans are unveiled by House Republicans and Senate Democrats, with stakeholders on high alert for proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid that could result in sweeping consequences on their sectors. President Obama has scheduled meetings on Capitol Hill with the House and Senate Republican and Democratic conferences in an attempt to “untangle some of the gridlock,” as he said in his weekly address to the nation, as the two parties gear up for a likely entitlement battle as they seek to slow health care spending and address the budget sequester.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Parties Stake Out Budget Positions; MedPAC, MACPAC Reports On Tap
Parties Stake Out Budget Positions; MedPAC, MACPAC Reports On Tap-insidehealthpolicy: Budget feuding will escalate this week as dueling plans are unveiled by House Republicans and Senate Democrats, with stakeholders on high alert for proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid that could result in sweeping consequences on their sectors. President Obama has scheduled meetings on Capitol Hill with the House and Senate Republican and Democratic conferences in an attempt to “untangle some of the gridlock,” as he said in his weekly address to the nation, as the two parties gear up for a likely entitlement battle as they seek to slow health care spending and address the budget sequester.
