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Medicare: The Perpetual Balance Between Performance And Preservation, Craig B. Garner Aug 2014

Medicare: The Perpetual Balance Between Performance And Preservation, Craig B. Garner

Craig B. Garner

Passed by Congress and signed by President Lyndon Johnson into law in 1965, Medicare has weathered storms from all directions, growing to be the preeminent standard for health insurance in the United States. The idea of losing Medicare as a vital public benefit still remains the single greatest fear with which each passing generation of Americans must contend, and yet, these challenges over the past fifty years, designed to fortify Medicare’s foundation and ensure its longevity, continue to take a toll on the program. The most recent climate of reform includes changes implemented by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care …


Care-Seeking Patterns And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Jay Shen, Johnathan Perlin, Yi-Hua Xu, Thomas Wan Jul 2014

Care-Seeking Patterns And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Jay Shen, Johnathan Perlin, Yi-Hua Xu, Thomas Wan

Thomas T.H. Wan

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