Containing costs for Medicare via Competitive Bidding - a pipe dream? a couple of must read articles via @thcbstaff

The Health Care Blog and Mother Jones have two "must read" posts on containing Medicare costs.

The proposal to use Competitive Bidding - will it work. This is what private companies have resorted to for the last 15 years and been rewarded with costs that have risen even faster than Medicare.

Check out these articles:

Paul Ryan and the Problem With Competitive Bidding

Here’s a Question to Ask Romney or Ryan by Aaron Carroll, MD