Reforming Medicare options, tradeoffs, and opportunities /

"Identifies and analyzes the three leading approaches to Medicare reform: updated social insurance, premium support, and consumer-directed Medicare, rating each on its political viability as well as ability to promote access to health care, improve quality of care, and control costs. Describes...

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Main Author: Aaron, Henry J.
Corporate Authors: Century Foundation, Brookings Institution, ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Lambrew, Jeanne M., Healy, Patrick F. (Patrick Ferrigan), 1982-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"Identifies and analyzes the three leading approaches to Medicare reform: updated social insurance, premium support, and consumer-directed Medicare, rating each on its political viability as well as ability to promote access to health care, improve quality of care, and control costs. Describes incremental strategies that blend elements of each plan"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"A Century Foundation book."
Physical Description:xi, 202 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-193) and index.