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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008

1 online resource (xi, 202 p.)

ISBN 0815701241 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780815701248 (cloth : alk. paper)

"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..

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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