Medicare, a program run by the government to provide medical insurance for the elderly has become a problem for low-income seniors. ... Many seniors who cannot afford health insurance will have to find another alternative to living a longer life. ... Edenloft explains, "Stiff competition among health insurance firms will possibly result to much lower insurance costs and more quality health insurance products and services." ... It is unfortunate that so many seniors have to deal with diseases that can be cured because they do not have health insurance. ... If seniors retired earlier they...

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In an attempt to develop long-term policies the Cabinet Committee and Economic Security were created by Roosevelt. There was also an insurance program, which is now called Social Security used to help unemployed and elderly. ...

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How will our national housing policy adapt to the senior boom? ... Government policies should encourage private sector investments in products and services to help the needs of the aging baby boomers and reflect the diversity in lifestyle, race and income of the future senior citizens. ...

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Department of Health and Human Service oversees medical care given to the needy and the elderly through Medicare insurance or the basic services provided by Medicaid. ... The almanac states that the money spent has leveled off toward the end of the 90's, partly because state policies restricting the number of recipients receiving benefits and the overall economy was improving. ...

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