Health On The Hill: Congress Returning, Seeking Consensus On ‘Super Committee’

With the summer recess ending, Jackie Judd talks to KHN鈥檚 Mary Agnes Carey about the staffing and makeup of the deficit panel and what to expect in the coming months. The “super committee” may take a closer look reining Medicare costs in through reforming Medigap plans and provider payments to cut the deficit.

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