Medical Savings Accounts for Medicare Beneficiaries July 30, 1995 Report This report provides an analysis of key issues in the design and implementation of medical savings accounts for the Medicare population. It focuses on benefit design, eligibility, enrollment, risk selection and adjustment, and the effects of managed care.Report:
Medicaid and Managed Care – Policy Brief May 30, 1995 Issue Brief Medicaid and Managed Care June 1995 This year, Medicaid will finance health and long-term care services to more than 35 million low-income Americans. In its role as a purchaser of health services for low-income families, Medicaid increasingly relies on managed care to deliver care. Almost 8 million Medicaid beneficiaries, predominately…
Medicaid and Managed Care May 30, 1995 Issue Brief This policy brief highlights Medicaid's use of managed care, describes key findings from the literature with regard to access, costs and quality of care and discusses issues related to Medicaid and managed care. Information on Medicaid enrollment in managed care at the state level is also included.Policy Brief Policy Brief
Analysis of New York Health Care Expenditures: 1994-2000 April 29, 1995 Report Report: Analysis of New York Health Care Expenditures 1994-2000
Health Insurance Coverage and Health Expenditures April 29, 1995 Report This overview report is the first in a series prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by the Barents Group to study current — and future — health care spending and coverage in three key states: New York, California, and Texas. It provides a comprehensive picture of health care spending and…
Analysis of Texas Health Care Expenditures: 1994-2000 April 29, 1995 Report Report: Analysis of Texas Health Care Expenditures 1994-2000
Analysis of Focus Groups Concerning Managed Care and Medicare April 29, 1995 Report A report and press release summarizing the findings of 14 focus groups held in eight cities nationwide to explore the attitudes and experiences of Medicare beneficiaries in managed care programs, particularly health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and those with traditional fee-for-service coverage, as well as pre-Medicare beneficiaries aged 60-65. A fact…
What Shapes Lawmakers’ Views: A Survey of Members of Congress and Key Staff on Health Care Reform April 29, 1995 Report A report summarizing the findings of in-depths interviews conducted with Members of Congress and their staff who were actively involved in the health care reform debate about their opinions about what factors influenced the debate and shaped their views. The report finds that, among media sources, talk radio had the…
Access to Care: Is Health Insurance Enough? March 30, 1995 Issue Brief This policy brief focuses on access issues facing the low-income population generally and Medicaid beneficiaries specifically. The brief examines how well Medicaid beneficiaries have fared in obtaining access to care, the types of access barriers that confront Medicaid beneficiaries, and the issues and options for addressing these barriers.Policy Brief: Access…
Medicaid and Managed Care: Lessons from the Literature March 30, 1995 Report This report reviews and synthesizes the literature from the past 20 years evaluating managed care's impact on access, quality, beneficiary's health status, and the cost of care for the Medicaid population.Report: