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The Basics: Medicare Reform (Revised for 2001)
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The Century Foundation6/1/2001
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Part of The Century Foundation's popular Basics series, The Basics: Medicare Reform presents the facts about how Medicare works; a description of what is right and wrong with the program; and the early effects of the 1997 reforms. It concludes with an examination of major proposals for additional changes that would transform Medicare to accommodate the long-term aging of the American population.
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Download in PDF format
View more from The Basics series here.
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Edition: Online/Paper
ISBN: 0870784617
Pages: 60
Price: $4.50
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