" 'Next year, what we hope to turn to is the third and final step for saving Medicare in the long term, which is offering better and smarter personalized Medicare options for seniors,' [Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady] said. He specifically named combining Medicare's hospital and physician coverage, with an out-of-pocket spending cap, and 'providing a personalized Medicare option that most call premium support.' The details of how the policy would actually work are what Brady and his staff plan to start crafting next year."  MORE >>