Medicaid’s Role in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
This infographic provides information and statistics about the opioid epidemic and Medicaid’s role in covering addiction treatment services.
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Do People Who Sign Up for Medicare Advantage Plans Have Lower Medicare Spending?
Issue BriefThe analysis finds that people who switched from traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage in 2016 had health spending in 2015 that was $1,253 less, on average, than the average spending for beneficiaries who remained in traditional Medicare (after adjusting for health risk). The findings suggest that the current payment method may systematically overestimate expected costs of Medicare Advantage enrollees. Adjusting payments to reflect Medicare Advantage enrollees’ prior use of health services could potentially lower total Medicare spending by billions of dollars over a decade.
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An Overview of Medicare
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of Medicare, the health insurance program for people ages 65 and over and younger people with long-term disabilities. The brief review the characteristics of people on Medicare, what Medicare covers, benefit gaps and supplemental coverage, beneficiaries' out-of-pocket health care spending, program spending and financing, payment and delivery system reform, and issues for the future of Medicare.
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Medicaid Benefits: Intermediate Care Facility Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Medicaid Benefits: Services in Institutions for Mental Disease, Age 65 and Older
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Medicaid Benefits: Nursing Facility Services, Other Than in an Institution for Mental Disease, Age 21+
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Medicaid Benefits: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
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