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First published in 1997, this volume approaches the controversial
issue of Medicare and its future. First passed in 1965 to aid
payments for elderly and disabled medical care, the costs had
ballooned in the 1990s, asking questions about how to improve its
efficiency. An original goal of this book was to contextualise
Medicare within the anticipated comprehensive restructuring of
American healthcare. With Medicare 10% of the federal budget at the
original time of publication, Marilyn Moon now takes another look
at Medicare and discusses how the budget could be tightened without
threatening the function of Medicare, with an emphasis on better
targeting. In particular, the novel issue of means testing is
explored. Having researched Medicare since 1981, Moon recasts her
book by discussing issues including Medicare's context, ensuring
access, containing costs, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act,
the potential for marginal changes, reducing costs, expanding
Medicare and ultimately how Medicare should look to change.
First published in 1997, this volume approaches the controversial
issue of Medicare and its future. First passed in 1965 to aid
payments for elderly and disabled medical care, the costs had
ballooned in the 1990s, asking questions about how to improve its
efficiency. An original goal of this book was to contextualise
Medicare within the anticipated comprehensive restructuring of
American healthcare. With Medicare 10% of the federal budget at the
original time of publication, Marilyn Moon now takes another look
at Medicare and discusses how the budget could be tightened without
threatening the function of Medicare, with an emphasis on better
targeting. In particular, the novel issue of means testing is
explored. Having researched Medicare since 1981, Moon recasts her
book by discussing issues including Medicare's context, ensuring
access, containing costs, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act,
the potential for marginal changes, reducing costs, expanding
Medicare and ultimately how Medicare should look to change.
Come travel with me as I take you through the jobs of my travelling
circus. We have all the performers which include animals, clowns,
musicians, tightrope, juggles and trapeze acts. Are you kids ready?
Let's go and start the show?
As the population ages, policymakers must evaluate the nation's
readiness to assist a growing group of people with conditions
requiring chronic and long-term care. Based on the 2002 annual
meeting of the National Academy of Social Insurance, this new
volume offers a variety of viewpoints from policymakers,
researchers, and experts who examine how well the needs of the
elderly and disabled Americans are being met by today's financing
and delivery systems, in light of potential reform options.
Particular attention is paid to care coordination issues --namely,
the impact of acute-care policies on long-term and chronic care
--to draw attention to how the segmentation of healthcare provision
can create disruptions in patient care. Authors address the
advantages and disadvantages of varying levels of state, federal,
and private involvement in long-term care. Clearly, for people to
access appropriate long-term care today and tomorrow, a careful
balance of financing sources and integrated health care must be
achieved. Researchers, analysts, and policymakers, therefore, will
find this volume useful to informing thoughtful analysis of
important long-term care issues.
For some, Medicare is a model of what national health insurance
could be in the United States. Despite its low administrative costs
and significant contributions to the well-being of America's oldest
and most disabled citizens, some critics assail the program as
being out of sync with the needs of many senior citizens, while
others often refer to it as "unsustainable" because of its high
costs. Physicians and hospital administrators endlessly criticize
and debate Medicare but rely upon it for a substantial share of
their revenues. In Medicare: A Policy Primer, Marilyn Moon explains
what Medicare is, how it works, and where it's headed. She examines
the problems facing the program and which reform options hold the
most promise. She also examines the history of Medicare and how the
program works in the broader context of health care, the federal
government, and the economy. It is a clear introduction to one of
the most critical debates in health policy and an important volume
for anyone interested in the future of Medicare.
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