Fierce Healthcare January 23, 2019
Mike Leavitt, Department of Health and Human Services secretary under President George W. Bush, spoke with FierceHealthcare about the moment’s biggest health policy concerns.
As the buzz around a single-payer health system based around Medicare grows, a former Department of Health and Human Services secretary says it’s crucial to keep eyes on a more pressing problem: Medicare is running out of money.
The policy conversation should focus on ensuring Medicare’s long-term sustainability and addressing its impending insolvency. The Medicare Hospital Insurance Fund, or Part A, could run out of money by as early as 2026.
“We ought to deal with the reality of the mess we have before we begin to expand,” Leavitt said.
Leavitt said he...
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