Entitlement reform is a major sticking point in “fiscal cliff” negotiations. Republican House Speaker John Boehner has proposed cutting $900 billion in entitlement spending over the next decade, and President Obama’s plan doesn’t include entitlement reform.
Rather than the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s system of rationing care, and paying doctors on the basis of outcomes, America needs to inject more choice into Medicare. As politicians wrangle over the fiscal cliff, long-term entitlement reform should be part of the discussion.
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