Medicare and Medicaid: Effects of Recent Legislation on Program and Beneficiary Costs
HRD-87-53
Published: Apr 08, 1987. Publicly Released: Apr 22, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effects of major legislative changes after 1980 on: (1) Medicare and Medicaid program costs; and (2) program beneficiaries' costs.
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Deficit reductionEntitlementsHealth care cost controlHealth insurance cost controlMedicaidMedicarePublic health legislationState-administered programsDeductibles and CoinsuranceBeneficiaries