title: Few details, big debate. President Bush still needs to fill in the blanks on how he wants to reform Medicare, but advocates are already feuding.
abstract: President Bush last week presented his long-awaited plan to overhaul the 38-year-old Medicare program, but the lack of specifics has led to a heated debate between policymakers and advocacy groups on which direction the reforms should take. Later in the week, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, left, proposed a $12.7 billion Medicaid expansion that awaits Congress' approval.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tieman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States