Summary: Part A: When it comes to fixing Medicare, Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator and director for the Center of Medicare at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, wants to keep it simple. In his view, preventive care, fraud reduction and streamlining paperwork will improve Medicare, and are doing so already. Blum also addresses such Medicare myths as cutting benefits, dropping patients for preexisting conditions, and the infamous “death panels"". Join us on Prime Time Radio as we explore some lesser-known solutions for Medicare as the Affordable Care Act officially begins taking effect. Part B: Although many Europeans enjoy free, state-run health care, they, like Americans, face the same rising medical costs of an aging population. European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli joins Prime Time Radio to discuss the similarities and differences between our two systems, their unique challenges and the technological innovations being adopted to accommodate Europe's financial and societal changes
