13520. HISTORY OF MEDICARE. This paper presents a history and analysis of the Medicare program. The first section traces the early fight over and formation of Medicare. Section two profiles the structure and organization of Medicare and includes a discussion of Medicaid. Section three focuses on how Medicare has evolved and changed over the years and on its current condition. A concluding section discusses the impetus for Medicare reform and provides an overview of current reform proposals. 15 pages, 52 footnotes, 23 bibliographic sources.