Medicare Part D 2010 Data Spotlights
The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a collection of analyses related to the Part D Medicare stand-alone drug plan options available to seniors for calendar year 2010.
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The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Overview & Budget Analysis
Issue BriefIn April 2010, the Foundation issued a policy brief examining key issues affecting the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI). This policy brief and chartpack provide a detailed breakdown of the U.S. budget for the global health programs in President Obama’s GHI, announced in May 2009.
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To Hospitalize or Not to Hospitalize? Medical Care for Long-Term Care Facility Residents
ReportTo Hospitalize or Not to Hospitalize? Medical Care for Long-Term Care Facility Residents This report explores factors that appear to drive relatively high rates of hospitalizations, based on interviews with doctors, nursing home staff and families in four cities.
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A Focus Group with Medicaid Directors: As FY 2012 Ends, Looking Toward FY 2013
ReportThis report is based on a focus group discussion in May 2012 with the Executive Board of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) and other leading Medicaid directors. The group of nine directors reflected perspectives from various regions of the country.
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Current and Emerging Issues in Medicaid Risk-Based Managed Care: Insights from an Expert Roundtable
Issue BriefHalf of all Medicaid enrollees receive care through comprehensive risk-based managed care organizations (MCOs). Most Medicaid MCO enrollees today are low-income children and parents, but states are increasingly moving beneficiaries with more complex needs into MCOs.
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The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress
Poll FindingThe Public's Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress This survey captures the public's attitudes regarding the health care agenda for President Obama and the new Congress in 2009.
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Medicare Part D 2010 Data Spotlight: Coverage of Top Brand-Name and Specialty Drugs
Issue BriefThis Part D Data Spotlight documents the wide variations across the private stand-alone drug plans with respect to coverage of drugs, what enrollees pay for those drugs, and restrictions and limitations placed on their use. These variations have potentially significant implications for beneficiaries’ access to medications and out-of-pocket costs.
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More Than Meets the Eye: Long-Term Care Provisions in the New Reform Law
Event Date:EventIn the debates around the health reform law and its implementation, little attention has been given to the law's provisions supporting long-term care.
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Reaching for the Stars: Quality Ratings of Medicare Advantage Plans, 2011
Issue BriefNew: Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings and Bonus Payments in 2012 In 2012, Medicare Advantage plans will be awarded additional payments based on their quality ratings as a result of the 2010 health reform law.
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An Overview of Changes in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) for Medicaid
Issue BriefThe joint federal-state financing of the Medicaid program works through a matching mechanism known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). This mechanism determines the federal and state shares of Medicaid costs based on a state's per capita personal income relative to the national average.