Book description everyone agrees on the need to reform medicare but not on how to do it some argue the program is too comprehensive others that it is not comprehensive enough some suggest it pays too much for health care others too little meanwhile the financial stakes continue to mount medicare spending exceeded 400 billion in 2007 . Henry j aaron is a senior fellow in economic studies at the brookings institution where he holds the bruce and virginia maclaury chair among his many books are can we say nothe challenge of rationing health care with william b schwartz and melissa cox brookings 2006 and reforming medicare optionstradeoffs and opportunities written with jeanne lambrew brookings 2008. Medicare spending exceeded 400 billion in 2007 making it more expensive than the entire health systems of most other nations as well as the largest national public program other than social security and national defense in r eforming medicare henry j aaron and jeanne m lambrew deftly guide readers through this complex debate they identify and analyze the three leading approaches to . Reforming medicare options tradeoffs and opportunities by aaron henry j and a great selection of related books art and collectibles available now at abebookscom 0815701241 reforming medicare options tradeoffs and opportunities a century foundation book by aaron henry lambrew jeanne m abebooks