Essay About Important Points And Elder Care

Families and Elder Care in the 21st Century
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Marie Ellsworth                                                          Five Key Points for Chapter 13One of the important points I found was the criteria by which policies vary and the cost of such programs.  Eligibility criteria are usually based on age or the degree of need. Programs that play very important roles in maintaining wellness and providing access to health care in the lives of elders are Social Security and Medicare.  Federal expenditures for these programs are growing as the aging population grows.  Based on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in 2013 showed that the combined usage of tax dollars towards Social Security and Medicare rounded to about 43 percent.  I thought it was important to note that although some people complain that the budget for these programs is becoming a burden, that funding for defense is growing much faster in comparison.  The benefits of these programs are vital to the lives of most elders and are vital to wellness.  Older people receive these benefits based on their lifetime contributions as worker into these public insurance systems.  Contrary to what the media may imply, such programs as SSI or Medicare are not a “free ride.”  (