Former Hill Staffers: Tax Reform Key To Entitlement Reform; 6-9 Month SGR Patch Likely

Entitlement reform will need to be part of a larger package that could include a mix of Medicare structural reform, provider reimbursement cuts and money in savings from the Affordable Care Act, former House Ways and Means health subcommittee majority staff director Dan Elling said Tuesday (Feb. 10) at the National Health Policy Conference. He added that reaching a deal on tax reform may be the key to passing entitlement reform, and also said there is much interest in moving...