Medicare Grapples With Its Midlife Crisis

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June 19, 2013

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Medicare's Midlife Crisis

by John O'Connor/McKnight's

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The Medicare program just marked its 47^thanniversary. Whether that milestone is a cause for celebration or concern is open to debate.

What's not in doubt is that the program has profoundly improved healthcare for our nation's seniors. And any long-term care operator who views the program as anything less than a blessing could rightly be accused of being a first-rate ingrate.

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