Introduction
1 The Beneficiary's Perspective
2 Medicare in the "Big Picture"
3 How Medicare Has Changed: Coverage and Benefit Payments
4 How Medicare Has Changed: Benefits
5 Are Private Plans the Answer for Medicare?
6 How Could the Benefit Structure Be Improved?
7 Who Should Pay?
8 How Should Medicare Change?
Appendix A: The Mechanics of Medicare
Appendix B: Differences in Estimates of Poverty for Medicare Beneficiaries
About the Author
Index
Medicare: A Policy Primer, by Marilyn Moon, is available from the Urban Institute Press (paper, 6" x 9", 230 pages, ISBN 0-87766-753-5, $26.50).
