Grade 9-12
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Policy Perspectives on Medicare

Updated: April 16 2020,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
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In this interactive activity, students think critically about Medicare policy choices from the perspectives of varied personas.

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In Policy Perspectives on Medicare, a digital interactive activity, students think critically about Medicare policy choices from the perspectives of varied personas. For guidance on using the activity, please review our Policy Perspectives Usage Guidelines document. We invite your feedback for the final version by completing this survey.

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