How Raising the Age of Eligibility for Social Security and Medicare Might Affect the Disability Insurance and Medicare Programs

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 17-26

  Wittenburg, David C ^a   Stapleton, David C ^a   Scrivner, Scott B ^a  

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AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MEDICARE; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034578459     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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