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Refocusing Medicare Reform on Its Cost to Taxpayers

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.3867

August 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses excess general fund revenue financing and the reasons why new reform priorities are needed for Medicare.

Corresponding Author: Lanhee J. Chen, JD, PhD, Stanford University Hoover Institution, 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 (lanhee.chen@stanford.edu).

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