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September 1, 2011 | Report
This article explores the indirect, or spillover, health care effects of a high uninsurance rates. Working-age adults with private insurance living in areas with a high rate of uninsurance were less likely than their peers in areas with a low uninsurance rate to have a usual source of care, an office-based visit, and any medical care expenditures.
October 11, 2011 | Video
This short infographic video explains what the Medicare Part D donut hole is and how it changes under health reform.
September 19, 2011 | Program Result
In 2009 and 2010, researchers at UCLA and RAND measured the impact of high local rates of uninsurance on access to care and the quality of care among adults with health insurance.
January 1, 2004 | Program Result
From 1995 to 2003, the National Academy of Social Insurance convened seven study panels to examine issues pertaining to the restructuring of Medicare.
January 1, 2003 | 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.
November 1, 2000 | Program Result
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Related Professions examined how retirees of John Morrell and Company, a meatpacking firm, were affected by the January 1995 cancellation of their health insurance benefits.
February 3, 2005 | Story
If you're inside the (Washington) Beltway, it's familiar—otherwise it might be new. It refers to the gap in Medicare coverage for prescription drugs.
November 2, 2011 | Issue Brief
This policy paper examines the latest developments in accountable care organizations (ACOs), including a look at the final regulations on ACOs issued in October 2011 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
October 1, 2011 | Report
This report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines cost and quality issues associated with the 9 million individuals who receive health care benefits from both Medicare and Medicare (dual eligibles). The authors from the Urban Institute explain why and how Medicare should take responsibility for them.
October 7, 2011 | Story
A Profile of Glenn A. Melnick, PhD.