Despite having access to medicare, the elderly spend about of their income on health care

The answer is fifth. This is because the increase in expenditure is reflected in the increasing cost to the federal and state governments of operating the Medicare and medical programs as well as in the increase in out-of-pocket payments made by the elderly. As a consequence health care financing has become one of the more critical policy issues to be addressed.

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