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March 1, 2009 | Commentary
The potential of health information technology (IT) to transform health care delivery has spurred health IT adoption and will likely contribute to increased investments in coming years.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe Medicare Part D is too complicated and would favor government involvement to simplify the plans but not eliminate freedom of choice.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA 2003) expanded Medicare by creating stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) and increasing subsidies to HMOs. This report presents an economic analysis and comparison of the two expansion paths.
November 27, 2008 | Journal Article
New sources alter the conventional history of the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. President Johnson orchestrated the campaign to extend health care coverage to the poor and elderly. His maneuvers yield valuable lessons and reveal a broad range of effective legislative tactics.
August 1, 0200 | Journal Article
With the introduction of Part D, Medicare beneficiaries get more prescription drugs at less cost.
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The current study attempted to ascertain whether the use of data from either the Veteran's Administration (VA) or Medicare systems could accurately reflect the diagnoses and illnesses of patients who use both systems for health care. Relative risk s ...
May 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examined the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors on use of preventive services (prostate-specific antigen testing, colorectal cancer screening, and influenza vaccination) among elderly men enrolled in two Medicare+Choice healt ...
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In 2003 citizens of Canada, the United Kingdom, and France paid an average of 34-59 percent of what Americans paid for a similar market basket of pharmaceuticals. This paper explores some issues surrounding the infamous "doughnut hole" in the new Me ...
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The vast majority of Medicare patients receive drug benefits with dollar limits or caps. Beneficiaries who exceed their caps have to pay the entire cost of their prescriptions for the remainder of the year. This study examined cost-cutting strategie ...
January 28, 2008 | Journal Article
The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which clinical trials relied on by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are applicable to Medicare beneficiaries.