Medicare’s physician payment system is a mess. There’s no reason to impose it on seniors’ drugs with government price "negotiation."

To the extent that adverse selection becomes a problem, there are tools that could be used to address it within the context of the President’s plan.

By limiting the tax relief for company-sponsored health coverage, the President’s health plan would encourage workers and their employers to review the structure of compensation.

In his FY 2008 budget, the President has proposed a set of serious Medicare proposals that will begin to address the enormous fiscal challenge of entitlement spending.

The President’s budget for Medicaid and SCHIP provides policymakers with a rational and positive roadmap for the future for these programs.