Medicare: round two.
The stakes have risen in the fight to save medicare from demise at its own hands. The program could go bankrupt as early as 2001, and campaign rhetoric may have harmed chances for bipartisan cooperation. Here's a look at some key administration, congressional and health care players in next year's second round.
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