John Rother
John Rother
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Still, none of these discount programs can counteract the full impact of these price increases. Even with the discounts, these prices are hurting people.
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It doesn't seem at this point that there's likely to be legislation moving on to the president. I think our job is mostly done.
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State and federal policymakers should seize the rare opportunity afforded by positive demographic, socioeconomic, and health trends to make essential changes in the nation's long term care programs.
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That was a real surprise. Generic drug prices have been kept down substantially compared to previous years. I'm not sure I can explain that, but it's certainly good news for consumers and more reason than ever to switch to a generic drug if you have that option.
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We do have overall growth. But it's not translating into family income. The haves are getting richer and ordinary people are seeing their wage gains go to rising health-care costs.
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We really need to think about four pillars for retirement. ... The first pillar is Social Security. The second is individual pensions or savings. The third is health insurance, very important. And the fourth, surprisingly, is the continued ability to earn, because many people are going to need to find some way of bringing in earnings after they pass normal retirement age, and we think that that should be more and more emphasized in terms of getting ready for that possibility.
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We really need to think about four pillars for retirement.
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Economists are reporting a growing economy. But AARP has found that real family income has not increased since the late 1990s for mid-life and older Americans, and over the last year family income for the age group has declined.
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the middle 50 percent we can hope they'll be OK if things go right.
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It's moving in the right direction. I will say that. But this is the sixth year in a row of price increases that are at least twice the rate of inflation, so it has a cumulative effect that I think is pretty serious.
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What happened was the debate got polarized very early and the opportunity to find the middle ground was missed.
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We're putting a spotlight on what manufacturers are charging, which is by far the most significant part of the price equation.
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Even if we're extraordinarily successful ... at keeping the per capita costs limited, there has to be some way to finance care for that many people.
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This was a program enacted as part of a very high-profile, partisan controversy, ... And the other thing is, the benefit is not what people had hoped to see.