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Format:

Book

Title:

Renewing the promise : medicare and its reform / edited by David Blumenthal, Mark Schlesinger, Pamela Brown Drumheller.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Description:

ix, 215 pages ; 25 cm

Summary:

This is a timely, comprehensive examination of the history, current status, and future prospects of Medicare. It provides an analysis of Medicare's accomplishments and failings, an assessment of alternative approaches to remedying the problems, a discussion of the principles that can guide the choice among options, and the authors' recommendations for reform. The book is based on a careful consideration of the health care needs of the elderly, and reflects the work of physicians, gerontologists, lawyers, former Medicare administrators, health economists, political scientists, and experts on government and public policy. Professionals and policy-makers will appreciate this thoughtful examination of the Medicare program. -- Amazon.com.

Series:

Discovering America series

Discovering America series.

Subjects:

Medicare.

Other Author:

Blumenthal, David, 1948-

Schlesinger, Mark.

Drumheller, Pamela Brown.

Harvard Medicare Project.

Notes:

Includes background work and recommendations of the Harvard Medicare Reform Project.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Fiat lucre : 1863-1907 -- Strong and stronger : 1907-1928 -- Skulls and bones : 1929-1944 -- The view from Mount Washington : 1944-1963 -- Floating, floating -- : 1963-1973 -- Petrodollars, Eurodollars and the invincible yen : 1973-1989 -- Bubble and boil : 1990-2002 -- Be nice to your creditors : 2003-.

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Table of contents

Publisher description

LCCN:

87024764

ISBN:

0195043049

9780195043044

9780292723412

0292723415

0195043049

Other Number:

16717524

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

81192

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

368.426 Renewing