Sources for Further Research
"Strengthening and Improving the Medicare Program"
Webcast of Senate Finance full committee hearing on Medicare reform, including agreement on a compromise proposal for a Medicare prescription drug benefit presented by Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus.
06/06/03
"Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ: Special Report on Medicare"
Kaisernetwork.org and Congressional Quarterly's Rebecca Adams discusses prospects for Medicare legislation this year with Reps. Jim McCrery, R-La., and Benjamin Cardin, D-Md.
04/23/03
"Designing a Twenty-First Century Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit"
This webcast of a House Energy and Commerce hearing from the Subcommitee on Health addresses options for a Medicare prescription drug benefit.
04/08/03
"Strengthening and Improving Medicare"
Webcast of House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee hearing on Medicare reform.
04/9/2003
"Medicare's Financial Crisis"
This webcast of the Joint Economic Committee reviews the 2003 Medicare Trustees Report, the long-term financial viability of the program, proposals to add a prescription drug benefit and other reforms.
04/10/2003
"Medicare 101: Prepare Yourself for the Debate"
This webcast of an Alliance for Health Reform briefing, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, focuses on the basics of Medicare.
02/21/03
Health Poll Search: Public Opinion on Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage
Health Poll Search, a free resource from kaisernetwork.org in partnership with the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, provides searchable archive of public opinion questions on health issues.
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