Enrolling in Medicare.

Discusses the efforts of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare to transform elderly U.S. citizens into Medicare card carriers as of February 12, 1966. Information on a voluntary program of Medicare that provides payment for a percentage of the reasonable cost of the services of physicians and surgeons; Reasons behind the decision of elderly people not to sign up for the program; Complication added by the absence of national accrediting systems in certifying nursing homes; Problems involving the establishment of reasonable cost for services reimbursable under Medicare.