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Reports Examine Issues Surrounding Medicare, Prescription Drugs and Competition
A new report commissioned by the Foundation examines the role of competition in the lower-than-expected spending on prescription drugs under Medicare's drug benefit. A second brief examines policy changes in specific areas where competition may play a limited role in Medicare's drug spending.

Talking About Medicare Consumer Guide
This updated online consumer guide designed to help Medicare beneficiaries and their families make informed decisions about their health coverage. It reflects Medicare changes stemming from the 2010 health reform law.

Resources on Medicare and the Deficit-Reduction Debate
This side-by-side comparison examines the Medicare savings provisions included in key deficit-reduction plans put forward as part of the ongoing national debate, and this brief assesses the potential Medicare implications of the debt-ceiling agreement reached this summer. Other Foundation reports examine issues around raising Medicare’s eligibility age, restructuring Medicare's cost-sharing requirements, potential Medigap changes, the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Also, the July Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s views about Medicare reform proposals.

Medicare's Role For Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
An updated brief examines Medicare spending for beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, describes the characteristics of those with the relatively high and low Medicare costs and includes state-specific data on the share of Medicare beneficiaries who are dual-eligibles. It is part of a broader collection of resources on this population, which has complex and often costly health-care needs and is the focus of many policy reform proposals.

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Prescription Drug Procurement and the Federal Budget -- May 2012

Medicare Part D Spending Trends: Understanding Key Drivers and the Role of Competition -- May 2012

Talking About Medicare: Your Guide to Understanding the Program: Welcome -- April 2012

The Diversity of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: An Examination of Services and Spending for People Eligible for Both Medicaid and Medicare -- April 2012

Among Dual Eligibles, Identifying The Highest Cost Individuals Could Help In Crafting More Targeted And Effective Responses -- April 2012

The Role of High-Income Seniors in Medicare Reforms: The Public's Perspective -- April 2012

Foundation Resources on People Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare -- April 2012

Medicare's Role for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries -- April 2012

Medicaid's Role for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries -- April 2012

How Does the Benefit Value of Medicare Compare to the Benefit Value of Typical Large Employer Plans?: A 2012 Update -- April 2012

This report considers areas where Medicare faces limited opportunity for market-based competition and price negotiation to drive down drug spending: drug purchasing for low-income people who face minimal cost-sharing requirements, and purchasing certain unique drugs, such as biologicals, that have no therapeutic alternatives or competitors.

This brief examines the role of competition and other factors contributing to Medicare's lower-than-expected spending on prescription drugs under the Part D drug benefit.

This updated online consumer guide designed to help Medicare beneficiaries and their families make informed decisions about their health coverage. It reflects Medicare changes stemming from the 2010 health reform law.

This issue brief analyzes linked Medicare and Medicaid data to examine dual eligibles' utilization and spending in both programs in 2007.

This Health Affairs article by researchers at the Urban Institute analyzes linked Medicare and Medicaid data to examine dual eligibles' utilization and spending in both programs in 2007.

Based on data from the February 2012 Health Tracking Poll, this data note examines at what income level the public sees seniors as 'wealthy,' and finds that the answer has a lot to do with how the question is asked.

About 9 million people in the United States are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, including low-income seniors and younger people with disabilities. These resources examine the dual eligible population, their health care needs and spending, and ongoing efforts to coordinate care across the two programs.

This brief provides key information and data related to Medicare's role as primary payer for 9 million beneficiaries who are also eligible for Medicaid.

This brief provides key data and information about Medicaid's role providing supplemental coverage for 9 million Medicare beneficiaries, including state-specific enrollment and spending trends.

This study compares the value of Medicare's benefits with those in large employer plans and finds that Medicare remains less generous on average even after recent improvements in the program's drug coverage.

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Medicare

Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers 48 million elderly and disabled Americans, has played a central role in the U.S. health system since it was established in 1965. Individuals become eligible for Medicare when they reach age 65, if they or their spouse made payroll tax contributions for 10 or more years. People under age 65 qualify for Medicare after 24 months of receiving Social Security Disability payments, or if they have end-stage renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).