Medicare : Catastrophic Coverage Proposals.

Provides background on proposals to add catastrophic coverage to Medicare. Examines current alternatives, including Medigap coverage through private insurers; and analyzes whether Medicare should alter its current acute care focus, the appropriate role of both the public and private sectors, and how...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides background on proposals to add catastrophic coverage to Medicare. Examines current alternatives, including Medigap coverage through private insurers; and analyzes whether Medicare should alter its current acute care focus, the appropriate role of both the public and private sectors, and how to finance such expanded coverage.
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