Newsletter Articles | March 1, 2012
Medicare Primer: Differences Between Traditional & Private Plan Medicare
Medicare Primer: Differences Between Traditional & Private Plan Medicare
It is not so surprising that many Americans confuse Medicare with Medicaid (witness a May 2011 Kaiser Family Foundation poll where some 30% — when given a choice among Medicaid, Medicare, or some other government program — responded that Medicaid or “some other government” program provided health insurance for people over age 65) (see Kaiser health tracking poll: Public opinion on health care issues). What is more surprising is the number of health care professionals and policymakers who also struggle to keep . . .