Medicare Eventually, Medicare, the nation’s major federal health insurance program, will affect everyone. In fact, if you pay taxes, Medicare already affects everyone because a portion of taxes goes to finance part of the Medicare program. Although you are paying into the Medicare program during your working years, you will probably rely on its services in the future. In fact, persons enrolled for Medicare coverage increased from 19.1 million in 1966 to a projected 38.1 million 1996, a 95 …showed first 75 words of 2235 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2235 total…for medical insurance. If you already have other health insurance when you become eligible for Medicare, is it worth the monthly premium cost to sign up for Medicare medical insurance? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** HCFA. “HCFA Statistics: Populations.” n. pag. Online. Internet. 29 Aug. 1998. Available: http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/hstats96/blastats.htm Sharp, Ansel M., Charles A. Register, and Paul W. Grimes. Economics of Social Issues. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1988. United States. Social Security Administration. Medicare. Washington: GPO, 1996.