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Reforming Medicare [electronic resource] : options, tradeoffs, and opportunities / Henry J. Aaron, Jeanne M. Lambrew ; with Patrick F. Healy.

By: Aaron, Henry J.
Contributor(s): Lambrew, Jeanne M | Healy, Patrick F. (Patrick Ferrigan), 1982- | Century Foundation | Brookings Institution | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: xi, 202 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Medicare | Health care reform -- United States | Medical policy -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 368.4/2600973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Medicare reform: the stakes -- A Medicare primer -- Goals, performance, and options for Medicare -- Strengthening Medicare as a social insurance program -- Premium support -- Consumer-directed Medicare -- Assessing Medicare reform options and prospects.
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.

"A Century Foundation book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-193) and index.

Medicare reform: the stakes -- A Medicare primer -- Goals, performance, and options for Medicare -- Strengthening Medicare as a social insurance program -- Premium support -- Consumer-directed Medicare -- Assessing Medicare reform options and prospects.

"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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.