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Publication Date: August 2003
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Walton Francis
Research Area: Health
Keywords: Health care; Medicare reform
Type: Report
Abstract:
In deciding the future of Medicare, Congress must choose between consumer choice or legislative and bureaucratic control of benefit design, prices, and operational decisions. A successful example of the consumer choice model already exists: The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program meets the health care needs of 9 million federal employees, retirees, and family members, and should be the model for Medicare reform.