TY  - JOUR
T1  - POtential consequences of reforming medicare into a competitive bidding system
AU  - Song Z, Cutler DM, Chernew ME
Y1  - 2012/08/01
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.7909
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 459
EP  - 460
VL  - 308
IS  - 5
N2  - 
Proponents of premium support cite 2 potential strengths. First, competition may lower health care spending. Second, by pegging the Medicare contribution to one of the lower-cost plans and limiting the increase in the government's contribution over time, public spending on Medicare will slow.1 Critics state that bidding essentially shifts costs to beneficiaries by increasing their required premiums.2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.7909
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.7909
ER  -