January 18, 2006
CEPR economist Dean Baker participated in a health care briefing organized by representative John Conyers in an event called “The New Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program: Problems & Solutions.” Dean spoke on a panel with other experts on the new Medicare program, including Roger Hickey (Campaign for America’s Future), Dr. Elena Rios (National Hispanic Medical Association), Gwynn Gillenwater (American Association for People with Disabilities), Edward King (National Senior Citizens Law Center), and Carolyn Rachel (DC Department of Health). Dean presented findings from his paper, The Savings from an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, to a standing-room only audience in the Rayburn House Office Building.
To learn more about the new Medicare program, you can read the paper or check out Dean’s op-ed, published in the Sacramento Bee on November 25, 2005: Bush Drug Plan an Expensive, Complicated Turkey.
