| Medicare doesn't work as well for younger, disabled beneficiaries as it does for older enrollees. | |
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PMID: 20705670 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Medicare is not working as well for its eight million disabled beneficiaries under age sixty-five as it is for its older beneficiaries. We report on a 2008 survey that found significant differences between the two Medicare populations, with the younger group experiencing more problems of cost and access. Even with the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, the nonelderly disabled reported greater difficulty in affording medications, and more adverse health consequences as a result. One potential remedy is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law includes reforms that could improve access to care and limit out-of-pocket expenses for the nonelderly disabled in Medicare-as well as those who are waiting to become eligible for the program. |
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Juliette Cubanski; Patricia Neuman |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-12 |
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Title: Health affairs (Project Hope) Volume: 29 ISSN: 1544-5208 ISO Abbreviation: Health Aff (Millwood) Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-09-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303128 Medline TA: Health Aff (Millwood) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1725-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medicare Policy Project, Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC, USA. JCubanski@kff.org |
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