Entitlements and the elderly : protecting promises, recognizing reality /

Elderly Americans are now protected by three major entitlements: Social Security (cash benefits), Medicare (health benefits for all elderly), and Medicaid (additional health benefits for low-income elderly). All are threatened with cuts. Medicaid is further threatened because turning it over to the...

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Đã lưu trong:
Chi tiết về thư mục
Tác giả chính: Moon, Marilyn
Tác giả khác: Mulvey, Janemarie
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Washington, D.C. : Lanham, MD : Urban Institute Press ; Distributed in North America by National Book Network, c1996.
Những chủ đề:
Mục lục:
  • 1. The Big Picture
  • 2. Myths about the Elderly
  • 3. Understanding Entitlements
  • 4. Social Security
  • 5. Medicare
  • 6. Medicaid and Long-term Care
  • 7. A Combined Approach to Entitlement Reforms.