title: Questions and answers about Medicare.
abstract: A premium support (voucher) proposal for Medicare will be introduced into the U.S. Congress in 1999. To explain this proposal to the public, the National Coalition to Protect, Improve, and Expand Medicare has published a report entitled "Rebuilding Medicare for the 21st Century." The lead author of the report here presents some questions and answers on the main topics under discussion.
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authors.lastname: Bodenheimer
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States