“America’s seniors depend on Medicare. Yet the program’s expenditures are projected to strain the public purse in coming decades, thanks to the potent combination of an aging population and the rising price tag for medical care. It’s time to cure Medicare, putting it on a firm financial footing with the looming retirement of the baby boom generation.”
Chris Farrell
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SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTION
The American people have heard much about the problems facing the Social Security system, but there has been less discussion about the rapidly growing crisis in Medicare funding. With 78 million baby boomers nearing retirement, the system is set to be overwhelmed by health care cost demands. As this aging population becomes eligible for Medicare, it will be difficult for the remaining workforce to continue to support the system as it is currently designed. It is clear that in order to maintain the solvency of the program Congress must develop long-term solutions, and that the American people will need to make some tough choices.
Medicare: Taking Care of Your Future? provides an opportunity for the public to hear various policies, possible solutions, and future directions for the Medicare system.
PANELISTS:
Joseph R. Antos,
Ph.D.,
Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy,
American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
Dr. Antos’ research focuses on the economics of health policy, including
Medicare reform, health insurance regulation, the Medicare drug benefit,
and the uninsured.
Kenneth Brummel-Smith,
M.D.,
Charlotte Edwards Maguire Professor & Chair Dept. of Geriatrics,
Florida State University
Prior to coming to the FSU College of Medicine as the founding chair of
the department of geriatrics, Dr. Brummel-Smith served as the medical
director to the PACE Elderplace program in Portland, Oregon and is past-president
of the American Geriatrics Society.
Marilyn Moon,
Ph.D.,
Vice President, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC
Dr. Moon is a nationally-known expert on Medicare and social insurance
and has previously served as a public trustee for the Social Security
and Medicare trust funds.
John Rother,
J.D.,
Director of Policy and Strategy for AARP, Washington, DC
Mr. Rother is responsible for AARP's federal and state public policies,
international initiatives, and for formulating the Association's overall
strategic direction. He is an authority on Social Security, pensions,
Medicare, managed care, and long-term care.
David Walker,
Comptroller General of the United States, Washington, DC
Mr. Walker is the nation’s chief accountability officer and head of the
U.S. Government Accountability Office, whose mission is to help improve
the performance and assure the accountability of the federal government
for the benefit of the American people.
