TY  - JOUR
T1  - MEdicare's role and future challenges
AU  - et al
Y1  - 2012/11/28
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.53860
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2072
EP  - 2072
VL  - 308
IS  - 20
N2  - 
This month's Visualizing Health Policy takes a look at Medicare: who is covered by Medicare; what proportion of Medicare beneficiaries use at least 1 medical service in a year; the balancing act for Medicare in setting fair payments to health care professionals and institutions and in keeping medical care affordable and sustainable; how health care spending per person is growing more slowly for Medicare than for private insurance; and how rising health care costs and a growing population pose fiscal challenges to keeping Medicare solvent in the years ahead. For a more complete view, select the PDF available in the upper right article toolbar. 

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.53860
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.53860
ER  -