Margaret Morganroth Gullette

In Medicare blame game, seniors aren’t at fault

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette

January 4, 2010

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If Medicare's costs seem high, this comes in part from the catch-up rescue work it does. It pays on average $1,000 per year extra for each of the millions of previously uninsured people who reach 65 and come into Medicare sicker than they would have been for lack of access to preventive health care. (Full article: 618 words)