The Hospital Finance Podcast

The Hospital Finance Podcast


Medicare beneficiaries weigh in on the future of the program

January 30, 2019

In this episode, we are joined by Chris Hakim, Vice President and General Manager of Medicare at eHealth, to discuss their recent study about Medicare beneficiary's perceptions and concerns about the future of the program. Highlights of this episode include: why the cost of prescription drugs is an important issue for Medicare beneficiaries, reasons why Medicare beneficiaries think that the program is in trouble, some trends in today's healthcare industry that may benefit Medicare beneficiaries, why most of the people surveyed do not support a broad expansion of Medicare, and more...