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Medicare's midlife crisis / Sue A. Blevins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blevins, Sue A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicare--History.
- Medicare.
- Health care reform--United States.
- Health care reform.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (154 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CATO, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Blevins examines the program's origins, its evolution, and future policy options.
- Contents:
- Medicare's Midlife Crisis; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Don't Know Much about Medicare?; 2. The Push for Compulsory Health Insurance: Early International and National Efforts; 3. Medicare's Enactment in the United States: From State to Federal Coverage; 4. Did Government Officials Ignore the True Costs of Medicare?; 5. How Has Medicare Affected Seniors?; 6. Reforming Medicare in the 21stCentury: Time for True Choice and Competition; APPENDIX A: Coverage under Medicare Part A: Year 2001*; APPENDIX B: Coverage under Medicare Part B: Year 2001*APPENDIX C: What Medicare's Fee-for-Service Program Doesn't Cover Notes; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Errata slip inserted.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-121) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786611905484
- 9781933995816
- 1933995815
- 9781281905482
- 1281905488
- 9781597340526
- 1597340529
- OCLC:
- 610030225
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