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By Marilyn Moon and Janemarie Mulvey. 177 pp. Washington, D.C., Urban Institute Press, 1996. $19.95. ISBN 0-87766-636-9.

In the policy and budget debates of the 1990s, no issue has such political force and significance for millions of Americans as federal entitlements for the elderly. Social Security cash benefits, Medicare health benefits, and Medicaid assistance bolster the economic and health security of older Americans but simultaneously consume a growing share of the federal budget.

This timely and important book tells how these entitlement programs for the elderly operate and explains their strengths and limitations. The authors thoroughly examine the role of these programs, their historical roots, the pressures they face today, and the options for short-term and long-term . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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