These Foundation resources shed light on how the ongoing national debate about deficit reduction may affect Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs.  These resources include summaries and comparisons of relevant elements of major deficit-reduction plans, analysis of specific savings proposals, and explanatory briefs and backgrounders describing key issues related to the debate.


Summaries and Comparisons of Major Deficit-Reduction Plans

Comparison of Medicare Provisions in Deficit and Debt Reduction Proposals  

Comparison of Medicare Premium Support Proposals

The Budget Control Act of 2011: Implications for Medicare

Comparison of Medicaid Provisions in Deficit-Reduction Proposals

Medicaid and the Budget Control Act: What Options Will Be Considered?



Analysis of Specific Policy Proposals

Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility: A Fresh Look Following Implementation of Health Reform

Restructuring Medicare’s Benefit Design: Implications for Beneficiaries and Spending

Income-Relating Medicare Part B and Part D Premiums Under Current Law and Recent Proposals: What are the Implications for Beneficiaries?

Medigap Reforms: Potential Effects of Benefit Restrictions on Medicare Spending and Beneficiary Costs 

Proposed Changes to Medicare in "Path to Prosperity": Overview and Key Questions

House Republican Budget Plan: State-By-State Impact of Changes in Medicaid Financing



Issue Briefs, Explainers and Other Backgrounders

The Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Premium Support Proposals

Medigap Reform: Setting the Context

The Independent Payment Advisory Board: A New Approach to Controlling Medicare Spending 

Data Spotlights Examine Financial Burden of Health Care on Medicare Beneficiaries  

Implications Of A Federal Block Grant Program For Medicaid 

Proposed Models to Integrate Medicare and Medicaid Benefits for Dual Eligibles: A Look at the 15 State Design Contracts Funded By CMS

The Role of Medicare for the People Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

Medicaid's Role for Dual Eligibles