The largest single payer of hospital charges in the United States is ___________
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
ANS:
Medicare
Medicare is the largest health insurance program; it covers the disabled, persons with end-stage renal disease, and persons 65 years of age and older who qualify for Social Security. Since enactment of this program in 1965, the population covered by Medicare has doubled.
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