02277nam a22004334a 4500 ebr10338424 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080423s2008 dcu sb 001 0 eng 2008018709 101472275 DNLM 9780815701248 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815701241 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)567901335 n-us--- RA412.3 .A27 2008eb 368.4/2600973 22 Aaron, Henry J. Reforming Medicare [electronic resource] : options, tradeoffs, and opportunities / Henry J. Aaron, Jeanne M. Lambrew ; with Patrick F. Healy. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008. xi, 202 p. "A Century Foundation book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-193) and index. Medicare reform: the stakes -- A Medicare primer -- Goals, performance, and options for Medicare -- Strengthening Medicare as a social insurance program -- Premium support -- Consumer-directed Medicare -- Assessing Medicare reform options and prospects. "Identifies and analyzes the three leading approaches to Medicare reform: updated social insurance, premium support, and consumer-directed Medicare, rating each on its political viability as well as ability to promote access to health care, improve quality of care, and control costs. Describes incremental strategies that blend elements of each plan"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medicare. Health care reform United States. Medical policy United States. Electronic books. local Lambrew, Jeanne M. Healy, Patrick F. (Patrick Ferrigan), 1982- Century Foundation. Brookings Institution. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338424 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 158253 158253