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Three decades of Medicare: what the numbers tell us
1Office of the Associate Administrator for Policy, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), USA.
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
The Medicare program was first implemented to meet a critical need in American society, and over its thirty-year history it has evolved into an integral part of the U.S. health care system. This DataWatch provides a broad overview of the program, outlining both historical and current trends in coverage, financing, payment mechanisms, beneficiary status, benefits, and spending.