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Publication Date: September 2004
Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Author(s):
Research Area: Health
Keywords: Health Coverage; Election Issues
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Medicare faces a number of challenges in the years ahead, including the implementation of the new Medicare drug benefit beginning in 2006. This issue brief provides background on Medicare coverage and financing as a health issue in the 2004 election.