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- In Depth Study Reviews Medicare Coverage And Supplemental 'Medigap' Programs. // Insurance Advocate;03/17/2001, Vol. 112 Issue 11, p42
Focuses on the study released by the Medicare Rights Center regarding the purchase of supplemental coverage by New York state residents to fill in the limitations of Medicare. Increased cost of Medigap and Medicare premiums; Recommendation of the study on how to make medical care affordable for...
- Doing the Medigap shuffle. Rascoff, Ben // Journal of Business (10756124);1/24/2008, Vol. 23 Issue 3, pA15
The article reports that the decisions made by seniors on the coverage of Medicare supplemental insurance or Medigap have become more complex according to industry representatives in the U.S. The increasing demand for Medigap was attributed to the high cost of gaps in Medicare coverage to...
- Impact of Drug Coverage on Medical Expenditures Among the Elderly. Gilman, Boyd H.; Gage, Barbara; Haber, Susan; Hoover, Sonja; Aggarwal, Jyoti // Health Care Financing Review;Fall2007, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p103
Our study compares expenditures for Medicare covered medical services among enrollees in three State pharmacy assistance programs with spending among low-income residents eligible or near-eligible for, but not enrolled in such State-sponsored programs after controlling for between-group...
- Building the Path to Accountable Care. Fisher, Elliott S.; McClellan, Mark B.; Safran, Dana G. // New England Journal of Medicine;12/29/2011, Vol. 365 Issue 26, p2445
The article discusses the release of regulations that will govern the early years of Medicare's implementation of accountable care organizations (ACO) in the U.S. It says that the final regulations for the Medicare Shared Savings Program allow a wider range of ACO governance structures, permit...
- How Do Seniors Use Their Prescription Drug Discount Cards? Thomas, Cindy Parks; Wallack, Stanley S.; Martin, Timothy C. // Health Affairs;Jan-Jun2005 Supplement Web Exclusiv, Vol. 24, p180
This study examines how seniors enrolled in a major national prescription drug discount program used their cards in the year before the Medicare discount card program's implementation, to establish baseline information. Seniors who actively enrolled relied heavily on the card for their...
- A Map for the Medicare Maze. Quinn, Jane Bryant; Ehrenfeld, Temma // Newsweek;1/16/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 3, p49
This article attempts to explain the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. The program got off to a relatively smooth start because most of the 11.6 million being served were Medicaid recipients who were signed up by their state programs. The difficult time lies ahead trying to persuade...
- Surviving the Medicare Mess. Spragins, Ellyn E. // Newsweek;11/16/1998, Vol. 132 Issue 20, p92
Advises on how to avoid difficulties when a Medicare health maintenance organization (HMO) shuts down. How a Medicare HMO can go out of business in the United States; Tips for surviving a closure; How quitting a plan, or disenrolling, could hurt the consumer; The advantage of joining another...
- How Medicare Beneficiaries Pay for Prescription Drugs. Stuart, Bruce // Generations;Winter2000/2001, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p62
Examines how aged Medicare beneficiaries pay for prescription drugs. Prescription coverage rate for the elderly; Drug benefit programs available to the elderly; Who will qualify for the prescription drug coverage.
- SUMMARY OF THE 1963 KING-ANDERSON BILL. // Congressional Digest;Aug/Sep63, Vol. 42 Issue 8/9, p201
Summarizes the 1963 King-Anderson bill on Medicare for the aged in the U.S. Eligibility; Benefits; Participation of private organizations; Role of private insurance; Administration; Financing.
