Selected Out-of-Pocket Costs as a Share of the Average Social Security Benefit
Medicare premiums and cost sharing will account for an increasing share of Social Security benefits in the future, Medicare Trustees project.
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How Much More Than Medicare Do Private Insurers Pay? A Review of the Literature
Issue BriefThis brief reviews findings from recent studies that compare Medicare and private health insurance payment rates for both hospital and physician services.
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Healthier and Wealthier, or Sicker and Poorer? Prospects for Medicare Beneficiaries Now and in the Future
Event Date:EventThis January 2014 briefing, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Alliance for Health Reform, examines what is known about the health and economic security of Medicare beneficiaries today, as well as how current and future beneficiaries may be affected by the leading proposals that aim to achieve Medicare savings.
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How Much (More) Will Seniors Pay for a Doc Fix?
PerspectiveIn this Policy Insight, the Foundation’s Cristina Boccuti and Tricia Neuman examine how Congress’ effort to permanently stave off scheduled cuts in Medicare’s physician payments could affect what Medicare beneficiaries pay for their care -- both in premiums and in other potential changes -- to offset the cost of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) “doc fix.”
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The Bigger Story, and Agenda, Behind GOP Changes to Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid
From Drew AltmanThis column was published as a Wall Street Journal Think Tank column on November 21, 2016. Early media coverage of the Republican health-care agenda has concentrated on plans to repeal and then replace the Affordable Care Act. The larger story is GOP preparations for a health policy trifecta: to fundamentally change the ACA, Medicaid and Medicare–all three of health care’s major programs–and in the process, fundamentally alter the direction of the federal role in health and core elements…
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10 Essential Facts About Medicare’s Financial Outlook
Issue BriefMedicare, the nation’s federal health insurance program for 57 million people age 65 and over and younger people with disabilities, often plays a major role in federal health policy and budget discussions. Medicare is likely to be back on the federal policy agenda as Congress debates repealing and replacing the ACA, and also if policymakers turn their attention to reducing entitlement spending as part of efforts to reduce the growing federal budget deficit and debt.…
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The Latest Trends in Income, Assets, and Personal Health Care Spending Among People on Medicare
FeatureThis slideshow presents the latest data on income, assets, and personal health care spending among people on Medicare.
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How Would a Long-Term “Doc Fix” Affect Seniors’ Medicare Costs?
News ReleaseIn this new Policy Insight, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Cristina Boccuti and Tricia Neuman examine how Congress’ effort to permanently stave off scheduled cuts in Medicare’s physician payments could affect what Medicare beneficiaries pay for their care -- both in premiums and in other potential changes -- to offset the cost of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) “doc fix.” Previous columns in the Policy Insights series are also available.
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Income-Related Premiums in Medicare: Who Pays, and How Much Do They Pay?
News ReleaseSince 2007, seniors with incomes greater than $85,000 have had to pay higher premiums for Medicare than their counterparts with lower incomes. Six percent of Medicare Part B enrollees are expected to pay higher monthly premiums in 2015, ranging from $147 to $336, depending on their income. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering whether to increase these income-related premiums to help offset the federal cost of repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) payment formula, a…
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Summary of Medicare Provisions in the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2016
Issue BriefOn February 2, 2015, the Office of Management and Budget released President Obama’s budget for fiscal year (FY) 2016, which includes provisions related to federal spending and revenues, including Medicare savings. The President’s FY2016 budget proposal would reduce net Medicare spending by $423 billion between 2016 and 2025, and is estimated to extend the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund by approximately five years. This brief summarizes the Medicare provisions included in the…