Evaluating Options For Medicare & Medicaid

Abstract: A 10 page paper discussing options for saving Medicare. It has been known both in and outside the government for some time now that Medicare and Medicaid are facing times that will call for hard decisions in whether and how to continue them. Medicaid is not in as serious state as is Medicare, partly because it is state-administered, though with federal funds. It is Medicare that needs and has generated the most attention, because it appears that the hospital fund will be bankrupt by 2002. It has been estimated that half the total cost of medical care for an individual will be incurred past the age of 65, the age at which Medicare becomes an issue. Policy regarding Medicare can also be applied to Medicaid, but all must be approached through means testing, and in a light that is compatible with Kingston's theories of bringing the problem to the government. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Subcatagory: Health Care

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