New Health Care Law Gives Medicare Lots to Celebrate at 45
Medicare turns 45 today—and as Dr. Don Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, points out:
“Before Medicare, millions of the nation’s seniors were uninsured. Since then, Medicare has been the bedrock of the nation’s health care system.”
The new health care legislation Congress passed this year gives Medicare—and the seniors who depend upon it—lots to celebrate, because the law enhances Medicare coverage. But “unfortunately, too many retirees remain skeptical and unaware of these new benefits,” says Edward F. Coyle, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans.
