Controlling Medicare Costs - Robert Berenson

The Urban Institute’s Robert Berenson talks about controlling Medicare costs and says it’s not about rationing but about identifying places where the health care program is being abused.

— Read: Resources on controlling Medicare cost growth.

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<h1>Controlling Medicare Costs – Robert Berenson</h1>
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			June 23, 2011		</time>
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<p>The Urban Institute’s Robert Berenson talks about controlling Medicare costs and says it’s not about rationing but about identifying places where the health care program is being abused.</p><p>— See Related Story: <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/8023F247-CF3D-4A38-9978-E3F63A71BD3F">Take Small Steps Now To Lower Medicare Costs  The KHN Interview</a></p><p>— Read: <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/069C18D7-98A8-4C55-9C2D-3DF2B98C96C6">Resources on controlling Medicare cost growth</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/berenson-on-medicare-cost-control/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/berenson-on-medicare-cost-control/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/berenson-on-medicare-cost-control/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Controlling%20Medicare%20Costs%20-%20Robert%20Berenson&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fberenson-on-medicare-cost-control%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/berenson-on-medicare-cost-control/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/berenson-on-medicare-cost-control/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/berenson-on-medicare-cost-control/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10357&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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