02616nam 2200697Ia 450 991100489520332120251116174306.09786611905484978193399581619339958159781281905482128190548897815973405261597340529(CKB)1000000000335515(EBL)686367(OCoLC)610030225(SSID)ssj0000302926(PQKBManifestationID)11210462(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302926(PQKBWorkID)10274222(PQKB)10266759(MiAaPQ)EBC231600(Au-PeEL)EBL231600(CaPaEBR)ebr10379698(CaONFJC)MIL190548(Perlego)532502(MiAaPQ)EBC686367(Au-PeEL)EBL686367(EXLCZ)99100000000033551520010808d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedicare's midlife crisis /Sue A. Blevins1st ed.Washington, D.C. CATOc20011 online resource (154 p.)Errata slip inserted.9781930865099 1930865090 9781930865082 1930865082 Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-121) and index.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 CoverBlevins examines the program's origins, its evolution, and future policy options.MedicareHistoryHealth care reformUnited StatesMedicareHistory.Health care reform368.4/26/00973Blevins Sue A1822055MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911004895203321Medicare's midlife crisis4388107UNINA