The politics and realities of Medicare. Eric Cohen.
Public Interest Summer 2004 i156 p37(14)
Instructions: Locate this article by visiting http://www.infotrac-college.com and entering "politics realities Medicare" as Keyword search terms, and then answer the following questions.
1. What is some of the key evidence that indicates that Medicare has important long-term problems?
2. How has the Medical Modernization Act exacerbated Medicare’s problems?
3. Why do increasingly effective drugs and modern medical technology and procedures make Medicare’s situation worse?
4. How do liberals and conservatives view Medicare?
5. Why does the author state in the last paragraph that the Medicare crisis is permanent?
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