Aging Population
Aging Population | Medicare Should Provide Prescription Drug Coverage
The current Medicare program does not cover prescription drugs. In the following viewpoint, Gail Shearer provides ten reasons why Medicare should be reformed to provide such coverage. She claims that seniors who lack prescription drug coverage spend a significant percentage of their income on their prescriptions. According to Shearer, these seniors also pay higher prices for these drugs than seniors with private health insurance coverage. She contends that Medicare should establish a prescription drug benefit that limits out-ofpocket costs. Shearer is the director of health policy...
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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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