will not hesitate to use revenue from the national budget surplus to support socialsecurity and Medicare reform. Carnegie, Wilson. "Altman Discusses Medicare Problems." BrownDailyHerald.com 6 December 1999. 22 October 2000 *http://www.browndailyherald.com/stories.Cfm?S=O&ID=868*. This newspaper article featured an article with Stuart Altman, a professor of national healthy policy at Brandeis University. In it, Altman discusses the nation's need for proper Medicare funding. Currently, the Program is jointly funded by tax dollars and government revenue, but is in jeopardy of running a deficit in the future.Frist, William R. "Who is Eligible." Senate.gov 26 January 1998. 21 October 2000*http://www.senate.gov/~frist/show_med/sld018.htm*. Senator WilliamFrist of Tennessee presents a slide show explaining how the Medicare programWorks. Frist describes the two parts of the Medicare plan, and also explainswho is eligible to enroll in Medicare. Furthermore, Frist discusses how Medicareis funded, and the roles of various commissions in health care reform.Marmor, Theodore. Understanding Health Care Reform. New Haven: Yale Univ. Pr,1994.Theodore Marmor discusses the debate over President Clinton's health care reform bill, and its alternatives. He explains what we can and can't expect from the bill, and also analyzes some proposed solutions regarding healthcare costs.Marmor is a professor at Yale University, and has been called on by Congress several times for policy proposals and debate. He is considered an expert on health care reform.McCanne, Dr. Don. "Rebuilding Medicare for the 21st Century." Medicare4All.org11 February 2000. 21 October 2000 *http://www.medicare4all.org/report/med4.html*. Dr. Don McCanne, a member of the Board of Directors of thePhysicians for a National Health Program, credits Medicare for giving millionsof elderly and disabled persons medical insurance coverage. However, he alsopoints out that the prog...
