The Bush administration has outlined its plan to strengthen and modernize the Medicare system. The idea behind the plan is to give seniors more private sector options.

Before another Medicare modernization plan emerges, a very important question must be answered: What is required to induce private sector insurers to participate in Medicare over the long term? Fortunately, Congress doesn t need to reinvent the wheel to create a Medicare program that will attract insurers. The states and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have already addressed some of the most difficult issues relating to health plan accountability, financial solvency, access and pricing, and may serve as a model for a modernized Medicare system.

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