Robert Moffit

The media has an unfortunate tendency to focus on the hospital insurance fund without considering the bigger picture, saying that Medicare is going bankrupt is not a rational description of what is happening.

For sheer compatibility, collegiality and competence in terms of grasping the nuances of what has to be done in health policy, I can’t think of a better candidate, he’s best understood by his legislative record, he is author of a lot of amendments and bills, but especially the Empowering Patients First Act, because it’s a highly detailed legislative proposal.