Opinion

 

 

 

The current debate in Washington isn’t solely about the grand goal of expanding access to health insurance. It has turned into a spar about spending and controlling costs in the federal Medicare program. For those who need reminding, the Medicare program covers all Americans over age 65, as well as many disabled younger people.

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The Fifty-Year Plan

Islanders, we have a plan.

Of course, even the planners — in this case the Martha’s Vineyard Commission — took pains to call the Island Plan, adopted last Thursday, “a dynamic living document . . . for guidance and inspiration.”

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