Medicare (USA)

Medicare er en offentlig helseforsikringsordning for eldre og handikappede i USA. Den ble innført 30. juli 1965 av President Lyndon Johnson ved et tillegg til den amerikanske sosialloven (Social Security).

Lovgivning
 1960 PL 86-778 Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid)
 1965 PL 89-97 Medicare
 1988 PL 100-360 Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act
 2003 HR 1 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

Se også 

 Medicare (Australia)

Litteratur 
 Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., "Medicare: Incompetence-Based Bureaucracy", Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Winter 2004.

Eksterne lenker
 CMS Offisiell hjemmeside.
 Medicare
 Medicaid
 Medicare web site for beneficiaries.
 Kaiser Foundation Wide range of free information of Medicare program and other U.S. health issues.
 Medicare Rights Center Education and advocacy organization.
 State Health Facts Data on health care spending and utilization, including in Medicare.  

Helse i USA
Helsevesen