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One of the most important moves an American can make to secure the future is to apply for a MEDICARE card. Yet, few subjects have engendered, or continue to engender, as much controversy as this 45-year-old program. What do we need to know about Medicare now? What do we need to understand about where it is headed?

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Recent Titles in Health and Medical Issues Today.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Series Foreword.
Preface.
1: Overview.
2: The History behind the Passage of Medicare.
3: Early Issues and Changes in Medicare: Implementation and Costs.
4: Changes in Medicare from the 1980s to the 1990s: A Focus on Types of Cost Reforms.
5: Controversies and Issues Related to Medicare.
6: Current Issues in Medicare: Drug Coverage, HMOs/Managed Care Options, and Other Federal Government Programs for Health Care Coverage.
7: Long-term Care Coverage, Medicare and the Demographic-based Funding Crisis, and Health Care Reform.
8: References and Resources.
Appendix A: Annotated Primary Source Documents.
Appendix B: Timeline for Enactment and Major Changes in Medicare.
Glossary.
Reference Sources.
Index.
About the Author.

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