Medicare Facts and Figures

A California Perspective

Cynthia R. Schuster, Dana P. Goldman, Mary E. Vaiana

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2006Published in: California Healthcare Foundation, (Oakland, CA: California Healthcare Foundation, Feb. 2006)

This graphic overview of Medicare in California covers demographics, health status, insurance coverage, quality of care, utilization, and spending. It provides a framework to better understand current and anticipated trends, and serves as a tool to help decision-makers and advocates design policies and programs that meet the needs of beneficiaries.

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Document Details

  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2006
  • Pages: 32
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
  • Document Number: EP-200602-30

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