Medicare+Choice in California: Lessons and Insights
Thirty-five percent of all California Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in a M+C plan, far in excess of the 14 percent rate nationwide.
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Medicare’s Disabled Beneficiaries: The Forgotten Population in the Debate Over Drug Benefits
ReportAbout 5 million Americans under age 65 qualify for Medicare coverage because they are totally and permanently disabled. They are more likely than the elderly to live in poverty, to be in poor health, and to experience difficulties living independently and performing basic daily tasks.
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The Role of National Firms in Medicare+Choice
ReportThis report addresses national managed care firms participation in M+C and the factors influencing their decision processes about M+C products.
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Medicare Beneficiaries and Their Assets: Implications for Low-Income Programs
ReportThis report, prepared by Marilyn Moon of The Urban Institute and Robert Friedland and Lee Shirey of Georgetown University's Center on an Aging Society, reviews the income and assets of the current Medicare population, provides an overview of asset tests used to determine eligibility for programs assisting low-income Medicare beneficiaries, and considers how alternative policy…
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2001 Retiree Health and Prescription Drug Coverage Survey-6020
Report2001 Retiree Health and Prescription Drug Coverage Survey This survey, released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, The Commonwealth Fund, and HRET, profiles retiree health coverage for Medicare-age (65+) retirees, including the amount retirees pay for coverage compared to active workers, cost-sharing for prescription drugs, and eligibility requirements for retiree benefits.
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State Variation in Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Use Among Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries
ReportThis study examines Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and spending among beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in 10 states by analyzing 1995 enrollment and claims data from a new 12-state database.
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Trends in Medicare Supplemental Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage 1996-1999
Other PostThis paper, featured in the February 27, 2002, online issue of Health Affairs, examines trends in Medicare beneficiaries supplemental insurance and prescription drug coverage between 1996 and 1999, using the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Access to Care files. It also provides snapshot estimates of coverage among subgroups of Medicare beneficiaries in 1999.
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Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Current Programs and Issues
ReportAs policymakers consider a range of approaches to providing prescription drug coverage to the Medicare population in today s tight budgetary environment, one proposal that has been put forth by the Bush Administration is that of a Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount card program.
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A Medicare Buy-In for the Near Elderly: Design Issues and Potential Effects on Coverage
ReportThis report examines a Medicare-based approach to reducing the ranks of the uninsured that would permit early retirees between the ages of 62 and 65 to purchase coverage under Medicare.
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Barriers to Medicaid Enrollment for Seniors: Findings from 10 Focus Groups with Low-Income Seniors
ReportMedicaid coverage substantially improves access to health care and lessens the financial burden of medical care for low-income seniors, but the program currently reaches only half of all poor Medicare beneficiaries.