The Role of National Firms in Medicare+Choice
This 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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Medicare and Prescription Drugs: A Chartpack
ReportThis chartpack presents a brief overview of the state of prescription drug coverage among the Medicare population. It reviews the impact of lack of coverage on beneficiaries' access to prescription drugs, as well as current levels of total and out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs.
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Survey on Health Care
Other PostNPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many worry about…
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The Financing of Illinois’ Prescription Drug Demonstration Project
Issue BriefThis policy brief describes the financing of Illinois' new Medicaid prescription drug waiver.
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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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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Facts, Options, and Implications
Event Date:EventTestimony by Patricia Neuman, Sc.D.
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Solvency or Affordability? Ways to Measure Medicare’s Financial Health
ReportSolvency or Affordability? Ways to Measure Medicare's Financial Health This report examines different ways of measuring Medicare s financial health and considers their implications for the future of the program and the people it serves.
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Medicaid’s Role for Seniors: Challenges in a Fiscally Constrained Environment
Event Date:EventBarbara Lyons, deputy director of the Commission, testified to the Senate Special Committee on Aging about how the economic downturn may affect Medicaid's role for seniors.
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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.