For Immediate Release: June 23, 1998
Contact: Rusty Jabour
Website: http://medicare.commission.gov

Medicare Reform Task Force Meets Friday, June 26

WASHINGTON (June 23) -- The Reform Task Force of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare will meet this Friday, June 26, 10-11:30 a.m., Room H-137, U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) and Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) announced today.

The task force meeting is open to the public, and topics of discussion will include long-term care, employer-sponsored retiree health benefits, and Medicaid spending on Medicare beneficiaries.

The 17-members of the national Commission established three task forces -- Modeling, Reform, and Restructuring -- to study various aspects of Medicare. The task forces will make presentations later to the full Commission about their findings and analyses.