Leftboils as Obama floats major change to Medicare
By Elise Viebeck
By Elise Viebeck
Theleft is lashing out at a proposal to reform Medicare that PresidentObama said he would consider as a way to reduce the deficit.
Left-leaninggroups and liberal lawmakers say that combining Medicare's doctor andhospital coverage would saddle beneficiaries with higher costs. Theidea has attracted support from leading Republicans, and given Obama'sreceptiveness, the policy could receive significant attention in thenext round of deficit-reduction talks.
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