Research and Case Studies on Medicare: The Government's Health Insurance Program for the Aged

Recently, social and economic problems have come to the attention of many Americans. Of great concern have become such topics as, Head Start, War-On-Poverty, Urban Renewal, the Jobs Corps, to mention a few. One such program is Medicare, and my purpose is to discuss general aspects of the Medicare Program and to answer the following questions specifically: | 1. What is Medicare intended to do? | 2. How does the Medicare system work? | 3. What are some notable socio-economic effects of Medicare? | 4. What are some possible outlooks for Medicare in the future? | 5. How well has Medicare theory been applied to the practical situation? | The total Medicare system of rules, formalities, social implications, congressional juggling, and economic allocation, presents a challenge of great concern to our political leaders of today. As our government becomes more involved in social problems, planning and organizing become a necessary governmental function. A program of the magnitude of Medicare, (affecting 20 million of our older citizens) is an ambitious task for any political unit.

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Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

1970

Author dc:creator

• Drey, Thomas P.

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• No Advisor Listed

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• A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

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en_US

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http://hdl.handle.net/10504/115447

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oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/115447