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.
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Medicare Payments to Physicians
February 13, 2013 | Issue Brief
Medicare's per capita payments to physicians for patient services has been exceeding federal budget guidelines, but Congress has postponed a reduction in physician fees in recent years. Lawmakers are looking for a permanent solution to the problem.
Supplemental Coverage Associated With More Rapid Spending Growth for Medicare Beneficiaries
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
This is the first empirical study to investigate whether supplemental Medicare coverage is associated with higher rates of spending growth over time.
The Impact of Profitability of Hospital Admissions on Mortality
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
When hospital service line profit goes down, mortality goes up.
Care for Dual Eligibles
June 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Dual eligibles qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare, but the coordination of their care is often poorly managed. The Affordable Care Act created a new office in an attempt to make the two programs work together more effectively.
Premium Support in Medicare
March 22, 2012 | Issue Brief
With Medicare spending expected to rise, one proposal would have the federal government pay a fixed contribution to health plans. Critics fear that could result in beneficiaries shouldering more of their health care costs.
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
Medicare Advantage plans cover one-fourth of Medicare enrollees, but are slated to decrease over time in the Affordable Care Act to ensure closer parity with traditional Medicare program costs.