title: "Though much is taken": reflections on aging, health, and medical care.
abstract: Public policies regarding health care for the elderly--including the Medicare program--are reconsidered with respect to six critical areas: the number of elderly, their health status, use of medical care, labor force participation, income, and their living arrangements.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D009026:Mortality; D011158:Population Growth; D014481:United States