Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Jill Horwitz of University of Michigan reviews “Reforming Medicare: Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities” by Henry J. Aaron,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Presents a guide to the debate over medicare reform in the United States. Discusses Medicare reform--the stakes; a Medicare primer; goals, performance, and options for Medicare; strengthening Medicare as a social insurance program; premium support; consumer-directed Medicare; and assessing Medicare reform options and prospects. Aaron is Senior Fellow in Economic Studies and Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair at the Brookings Institution. Lambrew is Associate Professor in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas AT Austin, and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. Index.”