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Policymakers should not increase the taxation of Social Security benefits. People with low and moderate incomes should be exempt from paying tax on their benefits.

Medicare payment rates should be fair and should provide incentives for providing preventive services, evidence-based practice, person- and family-centered

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should continue researching how Medicare payments to hospital

In implementing the new payment system for physicians and other health professionals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should continue to monitor and control the incidence of fraud and abuse associated with durable medical e

Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other federal agencies should closely monitor the impact of Medicare payment policies

Congress should mandate improvements in postacute benefits, safeguard beneficiaries’ access to benefits, and avoid shifting the costs of postacute care to

Federal and state governments should maintain the entitlement nature of Medicaid funding so all who qualify will be covered.