Pulling it Together: An Actuarial Rorschach Test
Drew Altman, Larry Levitt, Gary Claxton My colleagues have worked on this column with me and I invited them to join me as authors.
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The High and Rising Costs Of Health Care: What Can Be Done?
Event Date:EventThe Alliance for Health Reform, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and several cosponsors held the final event in a three-part series of discussions on costs, the factors driving them up and what (if anything) can be done about them.
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Medicare and the President’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal
Fact SheetMedicare and the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal This fact sheet summarizes key Medicare-related provisions in the Bush Administration's fiscal year 2009 budget proposal, as well as additional legislation that responds to the Medicare Trustees' "Medicare Funding Warning." Fact Sheet (.
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Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Medicare Coverage and Financing
Issue BriefMedicare Coverage and Financing Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Medicare Coverage and Financing. IssueBackgroundPolicy Challenges Facing MedicareAssessing Candidate PositionsIssue The Medicare program is a valuable source of health insurance coverage for more than 41 million Americans.
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National ADAP Monitoring Project 2007 Annual Report
Other PostThe National ADAP Monitoring Project Report, 2007 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions.
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Medicare Part D 2010 Data Spotlight: The Coverage Gap
ReportThis data spotlight examines the coverage gap, or "doughnut hole," in Medicare stand-alone drug plans available in 2010. While in the gap in coverage, Part D enrollees (other than those receiving low-income subsidies) are required to pay 100 percent of total drug costs until they reach the catastrophic coverage level.
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Explaining Health Reform: Key Changes in the Medicare Advantage Program
Issue BriefThis brief examines the changes in the 2010 health reform law affecting the Medicare Advantage program, which gives beneficiaries the option of enrolling in private insurance plans for their Medicare benefits, instead of the traditional fee-for-service program.
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Key Issues in Understanding the Economic and Health Security of Current and Future Generations of Seniors
Issue BriefAs part of broad deficit-reduction plans, policymakers are considering reforms to the nation's three major entitlement programs - Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - that could significantly affect the economic security of seniors in their retirement years.
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The Cost and Coverage Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: National and State-by-State Analysis
ReportA central goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to significantly reduce the number of uninsured by providing a continuum of affordable coverage options through Medicaid and new Health Insurance Exchanges. Following the June 2012 Supreme Court decision, states face a decision about whether to adopt the Medicaid expansion.
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The President’s FY 2005 Budget Proposal: Overview and Briefing Charts
ReportThe President's FY 2005 Budget Proposal: Overview and Briefing Charts The overview and briefing charts present information on the President's FY 2005 budget proposal to Congress beginning with federal surplus/deficit spending historical data and a summary of the overall composition of the Administration's budget request.