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The incidence of Medicare [PDF]

open access: possibleJournal of Public Economics, 2006
Abstract The Medicare program transfers nearly $300 billion annually from taxpayers to beneficiaries. This paper considers the incidence of such transfers in the context of a life cycle model with uncertainty about future health care expenditures.
Mark McClellan, Jonathan Skinner
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Medicare Advantage — Lessons for Medicare's Future

New England Journal of Medicine, 2012
One proposed solution to the problem of high and rising Medicare costs is to expand the use of private plans and market competition. What lessons for current Medicare policy can be gleaned from the history of Medicare Advantage plans?
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EXPERIENCE WITH MEDICARE

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1958
Wives, children, and dependent husbands of active duty personnel of the seven uniformed services have been receiving care from civilian physicians in civilian hospitals under the Medicare program. An analysis of results after 18 months of operation indicates the value of this program.
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The Advent of Medicare

New England Journal of Medicine, 1968
ON July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed into effect the new Medicare law, providing medical care under Social Security for people 65 years old and older.
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Reflections on Medicare

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 1988
At its inception, the Medicare program was seen as a way to bring the elderly into the mainstream of American medicine. The program after twenty years is increasingly viewed as an instrumentality to influence the nature and costs of American medicine. The first part of this article reviews the origins, history, and evolution of the Medicare program in ...
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Medicare and Erythropoietin

New England Journal of Medicine, 2007
Dialysis facilities can make more money from administering epoetin than from dialysis and related routine services, which Medicare has reimbursed at a composite rate since 1983. Dr. Robert Steinbrook writes that in 2007, Congress may consider whether to eliminate financial incentives that may lead to the overuse of epoetin and other separately billable
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Voucherizing Medicare

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 2014
AbstractThis article explores the evolving language of Medicare reform and recent conflicts over “voucherizing” Medicare. The Medicare reform debate is, in part, a contest over how to frame policy alternatives in order to enhance (or diminish) their political viability. “Voucherizing” has emerged as a powerful rhetorical weapon in that fight.
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Hospitals and Medicare

New England Journal of Medicine, 1966
HAVING browsed through the lectures of past years by Ray Brown, Jack Masur, George Bugbee, Ed Crosby, Walter McNerney and especially the very first lecture by Dr. Wilinsky himself, I have been reminded of the high standard that has been set and is to be maintained, if one is to do justice to this occasion and to pay adequate tribute to Dr.
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The Politics of Medicare

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1995
This year, Americans are celebrating 30 years of health security provided to the nation's seniors and poor, a result of the Democratic party's ongoing response to their needs. 1 In this article, my observations pertain only to Medicare. Medicaid is run under state control.
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