The long wait: the impact of delaying Medicare coverage for people with disabilities

The long wait: the impact of delaying Medicare coverage for people with disabilities

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Perspectives on health reform (Commonwealth Fund)
Contributor(s):
Guterman, Stuart
Commonwealth Fund.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Persons with Disabilities
Health Services Accessibility
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Disability
Medicare
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
At a particularly difficult point in their lives, disabled individuals must wait two years before they are eligible to begin receiving Medicare benefits--a delay that can block access to needed care and relief from financial pressures. Although the cost to the federal government of eliminating the Medicare waiting period seems high, it would actually represent only a small percentage increase in Medicare spending.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101548868 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101548868