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Can Medicare Be Preserved While Reducing the Deficit?

March 7, 2013 | Issue Brief

This report concludes that a package of reasonable policy changes can save Medicare and produce budget savings.

Medicare Payments to Physicians

February 13, 2013 | Issue Brief

Congress faces another deadline before automatic cuts will kick in—and once again may consider a

The Impact of Profitability of Hospital Admissions on Mortality

April 1, 2013 | Journal Article

When hospital service line profit goes down, mortality goes up.

Health Policy Brief: Care for Dual Eligibles

June 13, 2012 | Issue Brief

Recommended reading Under Medicare's Umbrella--Dual Eligibles Dual Eligibles with Mental Disorders and Medicare Part D Medicare and Medicaid are the main government programs that provide health insurance to a range of individuals, including the elde ...

Premium Support in Medicare

March 22, 2012 | Issue Brief

The nation's fiscal crisis has renewed the focus on structural reform. Can a market-oriented solution cut costs and improve care?

Recent Proposals to Limit Medigap Coverage and Modify Medicare Cost Sharing

February 24, 2012 | Issue Brief

This paper discusses Medicare’s current cost-sharing requirements, Medigap insurance, and proposals to modify Medicare’s cost-sharing and eliminate first-dollar coverage in Medigap plans. It reviews the evidence on the effects of first-dollar covera ...

Medication Adherence and Medicare Expenditure Among Beneficiaries with Heart Failure

September 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Hospitalization rates and Medicare costs due to cardiovascular disease have the potential to be reduced when patients practice better medication adherence.

The Sharp Slowdown in Growth of Medical Imaging

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The growth in the use of advanced imaging for Medicare beneficiaries decelerated in 2006 and 2007, ending a decade of growth that had exceeded 6 percent annually. The slowdown raises three questions. Did the slowdown in growth of imaging under Medic ...

Medicare Advantage Plans

June 15, 2011 | Issue Brief

Brief examines potential changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, which cover one-fourth of Medicare enrollees.

Six Features of Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Programs that Cut Hospital Admissions of High-Risk Patients

June 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study found that four of 11 programs that were part of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration, reduced hospitalizations by 8 percent to 33 percent among high-risk enrollees.

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