Although many Medicare beneficiaries are poor, there is no means test (income- or resource-specific eligibility level) to

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Although many Medicare beneficiaries are poor, there is no means test (income- or resource-specific eligibility level) to determine eligibility as there is with Medicaid and CHIP. Is there a good public policy reason for this difference? What would be the basis for making this distinction? Does the government have a different role to play in providing health care based on the population involved?

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Essentials Of Health Policy And Law

ISBN: 9781284247459

5th Edition

Authors: Sara E. Wilensky, Joel B. Teitelbaum

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