Jim McDermott: “So anybody whose pay goes up this year and is getting subsidies will have a deduction or have a reduction in the subsidy…”

It is not what happens in Mr. Kind's district, where about 80 percent of the people have advance directives.

Innovation will be central to our efforts to address rising healthcare costs.

We have begun to lay the groundwork for payment reform by passing the IMPACT Act, which will give us the data we need to improve quality in post-acute care settings.

To make that a reality we have to move the conversation in Congress away from harmful ideas like privatizing the program and cutting seniors' benefits.