Medicare Primer

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides overview of Medicare, and summarizes key program features and major issues. Outlines Medicare program history, reviews various parts of the Medicare program, and discusses program financin...

Provides overview of Medicare, and summarizes key program features and major issues. Outlines Medicare program history, reviews various parts of the Medicare program, and discusses program financing and future program directions.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-0425d in the 2013 issue.

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