March 10, 2008
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Program Result
The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 created prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries through regional stand-alone prescription drug plans and regional preferred provider organizations.
July 1, 2010
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Report
The most common question people have about health reform is “How will I be affected?” The answer, of course, depends on the individual, as different demographic groups will be affected very differently. This series of brief reports funded by the Rob ...
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
The University of Chicago Center for Health Administration Studies performed literature and data analyses aimed at describing the factors that could impact elderly Americans' ability to act as informed consumers under the Medicare+Choice program.
January 11, 2012
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Story
Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.
October 11, 2011
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Video
This short infographic video explains what the Medicare Part D donut hole is and how it changes under health reform.
October 7, 2011
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Story
A Profile of Glenn A. Melnick, PhD.
April 15, 2011
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Program Result
Victor R. Fuchs studied the factors that affect health care expenditures and health and policy solutions for covering the uninsured and reducing the high cost of health care, resulting in more than 50 publications.
January 6, 2011
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Story
New partnership uses participant-directed services to keep Veterans in their communities and out of nursing homes.
February 2, 2009
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Journal Article
The introduction of Medicare Part D was a mixed blessing for elderly beneficiaries who didn't have drug coverage before. This study evaluates the effect of Medicare Part D among seniors who previously lacked drug coverage, using time-trend analyses of patient-level dispensing data from three pharmacy chains.
May 1, 2001
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Journal Article
Evaluations of home care for chronically ill elderly people have shown disappointitng results for many years.