Medicare

Medicare is a nationwide social insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government since 1965 that guarantees access to health insurance for Americans 65 and older and individuals with end stage kidney disease (Medicare. gov, 2012) and persons with Lou Gehrig's disease. As a social insurance program, Medicare spreads out the financial risk related to illness across society to protect everybody.

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

BBC News-Medicare: Australians to pay more to visit doctors

Medicare: Australians to pay more to visit doctors Australians will soon pay more to visit a doctor under discreet changes to the public healthcare system. T...