The nation's Medicare program may have been the singlemost-debated program during the recent Congressional talks aboutour national debt ceiling. Certainly, it was a key cause ofstonewalling by legislators on both sides of the Congressionalaisle, as neither party wants to be associated with anything whichpotentially hurts our Medicare beneficiaries. They are, after all, one ofthe nation's largest voting blocks, and already radio and TVcommercials are resounding about protecting the rights of seniorcitizens to continue their current Medicare program.
Many of the debt reduction proposals put forth by Congress, theWhite House and various independent, bipartisan groups includereducing the growth in Medicare spending over time. In the finaldebt-ceiling deal, Congress spared Medicare from immediate cuts.But they'll be back for round two this fall, and nothing iscertain.
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