Medicare Reform: Fundamental Problems, Incremental Steps
概述了医疗保险改革的辩论，回顾了医疗保险的特点，并讨论了福利和融资两方面的改革方案，这些方案对联邦预算、卫生部门效率及老年人和残疾人的福祉有重要影响。
This paper presents an overview of the Medicare reform debate. I begin by reviewing some of the features of Medicare and then turn to a discussion of reforms, both on the benefits side and on the financing side of the program. The reform proposals raise difficult policy and political issues, and could have important implications for the federal budget, the efficiency of the health sector, and the well-being of the elderly and disabled.