Special Section - Medicare 2018: Preparing for 80 Million Seniors by 2030 - Washington Times

Special Section - Medicare 2018: Preparing for 80 Million Seniors by 2030 - Washington Times



Medicare 2018: Preparing for 80 Million Seniors by 2030, produced by The Washington Times Special Sections Department, offers a unique roundup of bipartisan thought leadership on the nation's flagship program for elderly and disabled health care.

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Medicare, founded in 1965, has provided health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, and currently serves 59 million persons.

 

But it is now facing its greatest challenge as the entire, massive baby boom generation moves into their Medicare-eligibility years, swelling the Medicare ranks to 80 million in just 13 years. 

 

The section includes remarks from Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Verma Seema.

 It also has original thought-leadership articles from eight Members of Congress, includingIllinois Rep. Peter J. Roskam and Michigan Rep. Sander M. Levin, the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health.Kentucky Rep. Brett Guthrie, vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, explained the merits of Medicare Advantage, whilePennsylvania Rep. Glenn Thompson, vice chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, discussed ways in which technololgy can advance the program's efficiencies.

 

Other congressional authors include Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell, New York Rep. John J. Faso, North Carolina Rep. George Holding and California Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., who write about issues such as addressing opioid addiction in the senior population and including hearing, vision and dental services in traditional Medicare.

 

Additional views about Medicare, Medicare Advantage and the need for seniors in clinical trials are offered from the Better Medicare Alliance, Alliance for Aging Research andSonoSpine®, while voices of practitioners are included from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Association of Area Agencies for the Aging and Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers.

 

Washington Times Special Sections are designed to provide audiences with fresh, original, bipartisan thought leadership and public education on vital issues that may not get enough in-depth coverage in regular news cycles