Whenever the government does anything to make a government entity more strong and solvent it is good for everyone that is involved. This is exactly the case with the Medicare laws that are going in to effect in 2011, more focus on efficiency and growth. If you are unaware of some of the ways that they are making this happen, continue to read on.
The 2011 Medicare laws that supposedly went into effect included a $500 billion cut to providers. This was also the 2010 law that was supposed to go into effect and the 2009 law that was supposed to go into effect.

But in none of these years did this law go into effect. The Congress pushed it off into the future and did not make those cuts. They kicked the can down the road.

Over the next 20 years, Medicare spending will continue to grow, but at a slightly slower rate as a result of reductions in waste, fraud, and abuse. The idea of spending more can make you nervous, but this is productive growth. This will extend the life of the Medicare Trust Fund by 12 years and provide cost savings to those on Medicare.
This is new. I mean, no one else has ever thought about reducing waste, fraud and abuse. How did no one ever think about this until now. </sarcasm>

In 2018, seniors can expect to save on average almost $200 per year in premiums and over $200 per year in co-insurance compared to what they would have paid without the new law. Paying less in coinsurance and premiums is about as good as it gets for anyone on the program.
How is the income loss from charging lower premiums going to be made up. Medicare is already being funded more that 45% from the general fund in direct contravention of the law.

How do you cut one source of income while benefits are going up and stay solvent.

Upper-income beneficiaries ($85,000 of annual income for individuals or $170,000 for married couples filing jointly) will pay higher premiums. The government enraged a small population with this, but it makes good sense. This will impact about 2% of Medicare beneficiaries.
Does anyone really believe you can fix what is wrong with Medicare funding by raising the premiums on 2% of the recipients?

These are a plan, these are fantasy wishes written down on paper with no logic behind them at all.

"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it." --Thomas Jefferson