Medicare: The Basics, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare
A public education brochure describing basic facts about the current Medicare program and how it works.
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Medicare: The Basics, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare
Other PostMedicare: The Basics Part Two A Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Report Coverage Under Managed Care Plans and Other Options The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries have their health care bills paid directly by Medicare's traditional fee-for-service program. The rest-nearly 6 million people-are covered under managed care plans, mostly HMOs, which contract with Medicare.
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Medicare Beneficiaries and HMOs: A Case Study of the Tampa-St. Petersburg Market
ReportThis case study of the evolution of Medicare managed care in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, is one of four in a series being prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., for the Kaiser Family Foundation to examine the growth and impact of Medicare managed care.
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The Medicare Program: Panorama General De Medicare
Fact SheetQue Es El Medicare Y Como Se Financia? Medicare es un programa de seguro medico nacional que atiende a 39 millones de ancianos y discapacitados. Antes de la existencia del Medicare, menos de la mitad de todos los norteamericanos de edad avanzada contaban con un seguro medico.
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Welfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants
Other PostEconomic Status of the Elderly Legal Immigrant conomic status, especially in old age, is often dependent on a lifetime of choices and opportunities. Retirement income is directly dependent on previous labor force experiences, savings, and thehealth and insurance coverage of family members.
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Welfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants
ReportThis report presents the findings of researchers at the National Academy on Aging on welfare reform and elderly legal imigrants. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Actof 1996 included an array of structural reforms affecting access to cash assistance programs such as AFDC and SSI as well as Medicaid.
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Welfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants – Report
ReportWelfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants Prepared by: Robert B. Friedland and Veena Pankaj National Academy on Aging, Washington DC July 1997 Prepared for: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation The Henry J.
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Retiree Health Trends and Implications of Possible Medicare Reforms
Fact SheetThe availability of employer-sponsored retiree health benefits from large companies has declined since 1991, according to a new study conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Hewitt Associates LLC.
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Variations in State Medicaid Buy-In Practices for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Other PostNote: This publication is no longer in circulation. However, a few copies may still exist in the Foundation's internal library that could be xeroxed. Please email order@kff.org if you would like to pursue this option.