Medicare's Midlife Crisis Book

	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Preface
1	Don't Know Much About Medicare?	1
2	The Push for Compulsory Health Insurance: Early International and National Efforts	25
3	Medicare's Enactment in the United States: From State to Federal Coverage	39
4	Did Government Officials Ignore the True Costs of Medicare?	53
5	How Has Medicare Affected Seniors?	65
6	Medicare Reform in the 21st Century: Time for True Choice and Competition	83
App. A	Medicare Part A Coverage	99
App. B	Medicare Part B Coverage	101
App. C	What Medicare Doesn't Cover	103
	Notes	105
	Index	123