Jon Gabel, a senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center of the University of Chicago, analyzed the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) forecasts of three major changes in the Medicare program relative to their ultimate outcomes.  In all three cases, the CBO significantly underestimated savings and overestimated the costs.

In today’s health care reform debate, these estimates are critical for the Administration and Congress to choose a path appropriate for our nation’s needs.

You can read Gabel’s New York Times Op-Ed piece here.

A recent article in Employee Benefit News highlights the work that many employers have embarked upon to ensure that their significant health care expenditures are for eligible employees and dependents.  We too have seen returns on investment of 10 to 1.

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