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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Kaiser Family Foundation, 1330 G Street,=
 N.W., Washington, D.C. (one block west of Metro Center)
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:March 6 Policy Workshop To Examine Im=
plications of Medicare=92s Funding Warning=0D=0A=0D=0AUnder the Medicare Mo=
dernization Act of 2003, the Medicare Trustees are required to estimate the=
 year in which general revenues will exceed 45 percent or more of total Med=
icare spending.  If, in two consecutive years, the trustees project the 45 =
percent level will be reached within the next seven years, they are require=
d to issue a Medicare funding warning =96 which they did last April.  As a =
result, the law requires the President to propose changes to reduce general=
 revenues as a share of total Medicare spending, and for Congress to consid=
er the President=92s proposal in an expedited fashion.  The Administration =
is expected to release its proposal within a few days.  =0D=0A=0D=0AOn Thur=
sday, March 6, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a 9:30 a.m. policy wo=
rkshop to examine the so-called =9345 percent trigger=94 and its implicatio=
ns for this year=92s budget debate and Medicare=92s long-term fiscal health=
.  During the workshop, =93Pulling the Trigger: How the Funding Warning Cou=
ld Shape Medicare=92s Future,=94 an expert panel will explore questions inc=
luding:=0D=0A=0D=0A=95	Why did Congress enact the =9345 percent trigger,=94=
 and how does it differ from other measures of Medicare=92s fiscal health?=
=0D=0A=0D=0A=95	What are the implications of the trigger for beneficiaries =
and providers?=0D=0A=0D=0A=95	What is the outlook for the Administration=92=
s proposed Medicare savings and changes to keep general revenues below the =
45 percent level?=0D=0A=0D=0AModerated by Kaiser Executive Vice President D=
iane Rowland, the panel will include Peter R. Orszag, director of the Congr=
essional Budget Office; Marilyn Moon, vice president and director of the he=
alth program at the American Institutes for Research; John Rother, AARP gro=
up executive officer of policy and strategy; and an Administration represen=
tative. =0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: =0D=0AThursday, March 6 at 9:30am to 11am E.T. =
=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: =0D=0ABarbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Fo=
undation Building=0D=0A1330 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. (one block wes=
t of Metro Center)=0D=0A=0D=0ARSVP: =0D=0ATiffany Ford, tford@kff.org or (2=
02) 347-5270=0D=0A=0D=0AFor more information, please contact Craig Palosky =
at cpalosky@kff.org or 202-347-5270 or Tiffany Ford  at tford@kff.org or 20=
2-347-5270.=0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:March 6 Policy Workshop To Examine Implic=
ations of Medicare=92s Funding Warning
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