Is Obama Trying to Privatize Medicare by Stealth?
April 16, 2015
News Article
Is Obama Trying to Privatize Medicare by Stealth?
Also published in Forbes Thu. April 16, 2015.
Privatizing Medicare is an anathema to the left wing of the Democratic Party. There was a period back in the 1990s when it appeared that Democrats would cooperate with Republicans in fundamental reform of this entitlement program, and it appeared that President Clinton might go along. But no more. Keeping Medicare in the public sector is a non-negotiable demand for the left today, except among those who actually know something about how health care is delivered.
