As "Super Committee" Ponders Medicare Cuts, Actuaries Weigh In
HealthLeaders Media, Sept. 14, 2011
Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello discussed the Academy Medicare Steering Committee's letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and options for reforming Medicare as outlined in an Academy issue brief.
CLASS Act Under Fire, But Experts See Plenty of Fixes Politico, Sept. 15, 2011
Allen Schmitz's testimony on behalf of the Academy during a congressional hearing on the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act was referenced and linked.
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