Authors
Baldor, Robert A.UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Family Medicine and Community HealthMeyers Primary Care Institute
Document Type
OtherPublication Date
2011-08-02
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Summary: This topic reviews Medicare. Medicare is a United States publicly funded federal health insurance plan for the elderly and disabled that covers about 45 million Americans. People have contributed to Medicare by payroll taxes paid during their years of employment. These funds are held in the Hospital Insurance Trust fund and are administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Source
Baldor BA. Medicare. In: UpToDate, Schmader KE (ed). UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, updated 2011.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/36938Notes
Information in this record reflects the version accessed December 14, 2011: "Last literature review version 19.3: September 2011 | This topic last updated: August 2, 2011."