Annual Change in Per Enrollee Medicare and Private Health Insurance Spending, 1970-2011 July 15, 2013 Slide
Historical and Projected Average Annual Growth Rate in Medicare Spending Per Capita and Other Measures July 15, 2013 Slide
Medicare Part A Trust Fund Balance at Beginning of the Year, as a Percentage of Annual Expenditures, 2012-2026 July 15, 2013 Slide
Faces of Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Profiles of People with Medicare and Medicaid Coverage July 3, 2013 Issue Brief This brief examines the role of Medicare and Medicaid in the lives of dually eligible beneficiaries – low-income seniors and younger adults with disabilities who are eligible for both programs – through personal profiles. It includes a glossary of eligibility and service delivery system terms and state-level enrollment and expenditure data for dual eligibles.
Improving the Financial Accountability of Nursing Facilities June 28, 2013 Report This report examines nursing facility expenditures to assess relative spending increases in areas such as nursing services, administrative costs, and profits. Using California as a case study, it explores reimbursement by cost category and a standard medical loss ratio (MLR) as potential policy options to improve nursing facility financial accountability and care quality.
Testimony: Rethinking Medicare’s Benefit Design: Opportunities and Challenges June 26, 2013 Issue Brief Foundation Senior Vice President Tricia Neuman testified June 26, 2013 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health about Medicare’s benefit design, and the implications of possible changes for beneficiaries, other stakeholders, and program spending.
An Analysis of the Share of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Would Benefit from an Annual Out-of-Pocket Maximum under Traditional Medicare Over Multiple Years June 18, 2013 Issue Brief This analysis examines the share of Medicare beneficiaries who would be helped over time if the program were to add a limit on out-of-pocket spending to traditional Medicare. This analysis was conducted jointly with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in response to a request made during a Feb. 26, 2013 hearing of the House Ways and Means’ Subcommittee on Health.