Robert Reischauer
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Robert Reischauer
Robert Danton Reischaueris an economist and one of the two public trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust fund. He is a nationally known expert on the federal budget, health reform, Medicare, and Social Security. Most recentlyhe served as president of the Urban Institute, a think tank based in Washington D.C. He is the son of Japan scholar Edwin O. Reischauer...
bumps fiscal highway others speed
In the end, CBO and others are no more than speed bumps on the highway of fiscal irresponsibility.
cost current few incentives providers system
There are few incentives in the current system for participants or providers to be cost conscious.