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The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - An Updated Fact Sheet -- November 2009
This updated fact sheet includes the latest information and data about the Medicare Drug Benefit, including a breakdown of the standard benefit, enrollment data and an update on additional low-income assistance.

Medicare Advantage Fact Sheet -- November 2009
This updated fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage program, describes program changes made by the new drug law in plan participation and beneficiary enrollment, presents data on benefits and premiums, and explains changes in Medicare payments to participating plans.

Medicare Part D Spotlight: Part D Plan Availability in 2010 and Key Changes Since 2006 -- November 2009
This initial analysis examines the stand-alone Medicare drug plan options that will be available to beneficiaries in 2010, including the number of available, premiums for those plans, and benefit designs.

Side-by-Side Comparison of Key Medicare Provisions in 2009 Health Reform Legislation -- November 2009
This brief describes the major Medicare provisions relating to benefit changes, Medicare Advantage, the Medicare prescription drug benefit, physician and other provider payment reforms, and other health system reforms in the Senate Finance proposal and the House Tri-Committee bill.

Setting Medicare Payment Policy: Is There a Role for an Independent Entity? -- October 2009
This issue brief considers questions associated with the establishment of a new entity to set Medicare payment policy and the implications for beneficiaries, other stakeholders, and program spending. The idea is being considered as part of health form as a way to improve Medicare's efficiency and control health care costs.

The Social Security COLA and Medicare Part B Premium: Questions, Answers, and Issues -- October 2009
This brief explains how the lack of a cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients in 2010, and no or low increases through 2012, will affect beneficiaries' monthly premiums for Medicare Part B, as well as the implications for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Medicare Savings in Perspective: A Comparison of 2009 Health Reform Legislation and Other Laws in the Last 15 Years -- October 2009
The policy brief examines the changes in Medicare spending included in the health reform proposals under consideration in the House and Senate with earlier laws enacted over the past 15 years, providing context for the scope of the changes.

Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plans Monthly Tracking Report —September 2009 -- September 2009
This brief presents current monthly data on Medicare Advantage plan participation, enrollment and penetration.

Strategies for Reining In Medicare Spending Through Delivery System Reforms: Assessing the Evidence and Opportunities -- September 2009
This report commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation assesses the potential for various proposed delivery-system reforms to strengthen Medicare’s long-term fiscal outlook.

Examining Sources of Supplemental Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Findings from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2007 -- August 2009
This chartpack presents new information on the sources of supplemental and prescription drug coverage among Medicare beneficiaries in 2007, the most recent year for which national data are available.

This updated fact sheet includes the latest information and data about the Medicare Drug Benefit, including a breakdown of the standard benefit, enrollment data and an update on additional low-income assistance.

This updated fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage program, describes program changes made by the new drug law in plan participation and beneficiary enrollment, presents data on benefits and premiums, and explains changes in Medicare payments to participating plans.

This initial analysis examines the stand-alone Medicare drug plan options that will be available to beneficiaries in 2010, including the number of available, premiums for those plans, and benefit designs.

This brief describes the major Medicare provisions relating to benefit changes, Medicare Advantage, the Medicare prescription drug benefit, physician and other provider payment reforms, and other health system reforms in the Senate Finance proposal and the House Tri-Committee bill.

This issue brief considers questions associated with the establishment of a new entity to set Medicare payment policy and the implications for beneficiaries, other stakeholders, and program spending. The idea is being considered as part of health form as a way to improve Medicare's efficiency and control health care costs.

This brief explains how the lack of a cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients in 2010, and no or low increases through 2012, will affect beneficiaries' monthly premiums for Medicare Part B, as well as the implications for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

The policy brief examines the changes in Medicare spending included in the health reform proposals under consideration in the House and Senate with earlier laws enacted over the past 15 years, providing context for the scope of the changes.

This brief presents current monthly data on Medicare Advantage plan participation, enrollment and penetration.

This report commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation assesses the potential for various proposed delivery-system reforms to strengthen Medicare’s long-term fiscal outlook.

This chartpack presents new information on the sources of supplemental and prescription drug coverage among Medicare beneficiaries in 2007, the most recent year for which national data are available.

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