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Article: Budget official urges new look at Medicare Part D.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 16, 2006
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Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Congress' top accountant yesterday told House Budget Committee members that they should revisit the new Medicare prescription-drug program as one way to help reduce the amount of money that will be spent on health care.
David M. Walker, U.S. comptroller general, and other budget analysts who testified before the panel said the rising cost of health care is one of the main factors driving the growth of federal entitlement spending. They said health care costs must be controlled and that the programs themselves are in need of reform.
After presenting a list of options to save health care dollars, Mr. ...