Summary: <p><span>People love their health savings accounts (HSA). They reward people for not </span><span>being wasteful and staying healthy. But why can’t seniors in Medicare have </span><span>them? John Goodman, the president of the Goodman Institute and co-</span><span>publisher of </span><span>Health Care News</span><span> talks about why it makes sense for Congress </span><span>to support a Medicare Roth HSA, an account seniors can fund with after-tax </span><span>money to help with out-of-pocket Medicare expenses, which can run into </span><span>thousands of dollars.</span></p> <p> </p><div class="textLayer"> <span>In the discussion Goodman talks about:</span><br> <span>1. What is meant when we hear that Medicare is insolvent</span><br> <span>2. How Medicare is hardly free to enrollees</span><br> <span>3. Traditional Medicare v. Medicaid advantage</span><br> <span>4. Why can’t seniors have an HSA</span><br> <span>5. Why would seniors need an HSA</span><br> <span>6. Would an HSA be fair to people in a government program?</span><br> <span>7. Would a Roth HSA help Medicare keep down costs</span><br> <span>8. Do Republicans have a unified vision on health care</span><br> <span>9. How big of an issue will health care be in the midterm elections</span><br> </div> <div class="annotationLayer"> </div>
