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UNINA9911004895203321 |
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Autore |
Blevins Sue A |
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Titolo |
Medicare's midlife crisis / / Sue A. Blevins |
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Washington, D.C., : CATO, c2001 |
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9786611905484 |
9781933995816 |
1933995815 |
9781281905482 |
1281905488 |
9781597340526 |
1597340529 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medicare - History |
Health care reform - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-121) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Blevins examines the program's origins, its evolution, and future policy options. |
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