How Not to Think A bout Medicare Reform

T. R. Marmor

Chapter 6 in Fads, Fallacies and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy, 2007, pp 139-149 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Perspectives on CriticismIntroductionAssumption 1. The aging of the baby boomers as fiscal tsunami.Assumption 2. Medicare must be reformed because it has been unable to control its costs.Assumption 3. That the forecasts of Medicare's future require that it be transformed.Assumption 4. Medicare should be transformed to mirror current private health insurance plans.ConclusionEndnotes

Keywords: Healthcare; Fads; Fallacies; Aging; Medical Care Budgets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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