Aging Population
Aging Population | Medicare Is Not the Best Solution for Prescription Drug Coverage
In the following viewpoint, John C. Goodman and Sean R. Tuffnell contend that prescription drug coverage should be provided through a private plan rather than Medicare. They argue that the funds the elderly receive through Medicare should be combined with the money they already spend on supplemental insurance and used to purchase private coverage. Goodman is the president and Tuffnell is the communications manager for the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonpartisan research institute.
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: How Does Society View Aging and the Elderly?
- Chapter 2: How Will an Aging Population Affect America?
- Chapter 3: Should Social Security Be Reformed?
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Chapter 4: Are Improvements Needed in Elderly Health Care?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Medicare Needs Radical Reform
- Medicare Should Be Reformed Cautiously
- Medicare Should Provide Prescription Drug Coverage
- Medicare Is Not the Best Solution for Prescription Drug Coverage
- The Aging Are Treated Poorly in Nursing Homes
- The Quality of Nursing Homes Is Improving
- Hunger Among the Aging Needs to Be Prevented
- The Elderly Are in Good Health
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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