The Medicare program, which serves persons over the age of 65years and many persons with disabilities, plays a large partin health care in the United States. Since the program was implemented,in 1966, the number of persons served has increased from 19million to 40 million, and expenditures for Medicare have risenfaster than those for any other major federal program. Medicarenow insures one of every seven Americans.
Medicare remains at the forefront of political debate becauseof the aging of the baby-boom generation and the likelihoodthat health care expenditures will continue to increase. By2030, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Historical Perspective
Slowing the Growth of Per Capita Spending
Reducing the Number of Beneficiaries
Addressing the Inadequacy of the Benefit Package
The Future of Medicare
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