TY - JOUR
T1 - Medicare versus private insurance
T2 - rhetoric and reality.
AU - Davis, Karen
AU - Schoen, Cathy
AU - Doty, Michelle
AU - Tenney, Katie
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PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Many policymakers have called for the remodeling of Medicare to more closely resemble private insurance, which is often assumed to work better than public programs do. However, evidence from this 2001 survey demonstrates that Medicare beneficiaries are generally more satisfied with their health care than are persons under age sixty-five who are covered by private insurance. Medicare beneficiaries report fewer problems getting access to care, greater confidence about their access, and fewer instances of financial hardship as a result of medical bills. Making the program more like private insurance runs the risk of undermining a program that is working well from the perspective of beneficiaries.
AB - Many policymakers have called for the remodeling of Medicare to more closely resemble private insurance, which is often assumed to work better than public programs do. However, evidence from this 2001 survey demonstrates that Medicare beneficiaries are generally more satisfied with their health care than are persons under age sixty-five who are covered by private insurance. Medicare beneficiaries report fewer problems getting access to care, greater confidence about their access, and fewer instances of financial hardship as a result of medical bills. Making the program more like private insurance runs the risk of undermining a program that is working well from the perspective of beneficiaries.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.w2.311
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.w2.311
M3 - Article
C2 - 12703587
AN - SCOPUS:0037737674
SN - 0278-2715
VL - Suppl Web Exclusives
SP - W311-324
JO - Health affairs (Project Hope)
JF - Health affairs (Project Hope)
ER -