Updated 4:16 p.m. ET
Though we’ve narrowly averted debt-ceiling mania, our favorite congressional characters are still tasked with arriving at a sustainable budget. That process is sure to bring debates over entitlement spending, again! It’s true that U.S. healthcare costs contribute to the debt and are out of control. And it’s true that we need to do something about it. But cutting coverage, the favorite solution of politicians on both sides of the aisle, won’t solve America’s ballooning healthcare costs.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=205267