Vulnerable populations and medicare services : why do disparities exist /

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Author / Creator:Gornick, Marian.
Imprint:New York : Century Foundation Press, c2000.
Description:ix, 65 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4320892
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ISBN:0870784471
Notes:"A Century Foundation report"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Richard C. Leone
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What Were Medicare's Original Goals, and What Did Early Assessments Reveal?
  • 3. What Disparities Exist in the Health of the Elderly?
  • 4. What Disparities Exist in the Use of Medicare Services?
  • 5. What Are Probable Explanations for Disparities in Use?
  • 6. What Steps Can Be Taken toward Bringing About a Change?