Medicare Reform : Beyond the Basics: A Century Foundation Report

Medicare is one of the nation's most popular and successful government programs. Unfortunately, as the population ages and the number of citizens eligible for Medicare increases, the issue of how to finance health care for an increasingly older American population is likely to remain a chronic political problem. While several new measures intended to reduce costs have been enacted in recent years -- notably in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 -- the need for more changes in the future is apparent. This volume, part of the Beyond the Basics series, presents the essential facts about Medicare, describes what is right and wrong about the program, examines the early effects of the 1997 changes, and presents a detailed examination of the major reform proposals.Century Foundation Staff is the author of 'Medicare Reform : Beyond the Basics: A Century Foundation Report' with ISBN 9780870784460 and ISBN 0870784463.