How Health Reform Legislation Will Affect Medicare Beneficiaries [PDF]
, 2010 Analyzes how provisions in the House and Senate healthcare reform bills and President Barack Obama's proposal would improve Medicare benefits, strengthen the fiscal solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and reduce spending ...
Karen Davis +2 more
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How We Can Pay for Health Care Reform [PDF]
, 2009 Describes savings and revenue sources and policies to reduce healthcare spending that could finance comprehensive reform with a public option, such as reducing physician and hospital payments, investing in prevention programs, and capping tax ...
Aimee Williams +6 more
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Low-Income Subsidies for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: The Impact of the Asset Test [PDF]
, 2005 Assesses the impact of the requirement that low-income individuals with Medicare meet an asset test in order to receive additional help paying premiums and cost sharing under the new Medicare drug benefit.
Katherine A. Desmond, Thomas Rice
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Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Medicare Reform [PDF]
, 2009 Presents findings of a survey of experts on Medicare's successes and proposed reforms, including putting payment pilots on a fast track, negotiating drug prices, and creating an advisory council with authority to make payment and benefit design ...
Karen Davis +2 more
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Accountable Care Organizations in California: Promise and Performance [PDF]
, 2015 California has more accountable care organizations (ACOs) than any other state in the country, with particularly rapid growth over the past two years.
Brent D. Fulton +3 more
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Policy and Practice Brief: Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality [PDF]
, 2001 This brief provides a definition of assistive technology and a discussion of funding sources for assistive technology including: public schools; state vocational rehabilitation agencies; Medicaid; Medicare; and, SSA’s Plan for Achieving Self Support ...
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Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans for Dual Eligibles: A Primer [PDF]
, 2008 Identifies the key issues behind the goal of a new plan for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid -- to offer the full array of Medicare, Medicaid, and supplemental benefits through a single plan -- and outlines progress thus ...
Cynthia H. Woodcock
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A Competitive Bidding Approach to Medicare Reform [PDF]
, 2013 Medicare reform is a critical issue for the public agenda. The most promising option for addressing Medicare reform is competitive bidding -- using health plans' bids to determine the government's contribution to a basic set of benefits in every market ...
Bryan Dowd, Robert Coulan, Roger Feldman
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Medicare Prescription Drugs: Medical Necessity Meets Fiscal Insanity [PDF]
, 2005 Medicare is facing severe financial strains that threaten its future viability. On a per capita basis, Medicare spending is increasing at twice the rate of the gross domestic product, and, according to Medicare's chief actuary, the program is facing a ...
Jagadeesh Gokhale, Joseph Antos
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The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings From the 2009 California Health Interview Survey [PDF]
, 2012 Analyzes sources of coverage and uninsurance rates by county, effects of declines in income and employer-sponsored insurance, disparities, access to and affordability of care, role of public insurance, and projected impact of federal healthcare ...
Dylan H. Roby +5 more
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