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- Medicare man. Fong, Tony // Modern Healthcare;2/23/2004, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p4
Focuses on the challenges faced by Mark McClellan, who was nominated as the new CMS administrator as of February 2004. Professional background of McClellan; Comments from Gail Wilensky, administrator of the CMS from 1990-1992, on the challenges faced by McClellan; Information on the new...
- Medicare's leadership in payment reform. Clarke, Richard L. // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management);Dec2007, Vol. 61 Issue 12, p140
An interview with Gail Wilensky, former Health Care Financing Administration ( HCFA) administrator and chairman of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Physicians Payment Review Commission, is presented. When asked about the key issues facing the Medicare program, she replied that...
- hfm Q&A. // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management);Dec2007, Vol. 61 Issue 12, p42
An interview with Gail R. Wilensky, senior fellow at Project HOPE and former administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, is presented. When asked about the changes made by the government on the healthcare industry, she replied that changes will continue to benefit the Medicare in...
- Barely breaking even. Gardner, Jonathan // Modern Healthcare;03/15/99, Vol. 29 Issue 11, p2
Presents a study about the profit gained by hospitals in the United States. Companies that sponsored the study; Projected total hospital Medicare margins for 1998; Declining inpatients profit margins; Statements from Gail Wilensky, chairwoman of MedPAC.
- Insider says Medicare problems more serious than reported. // Physician Executive;Aug96, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p4
Reports on the views of former US Health Care Financing Administrator Gail Wilensky about Medicare problems.
- Leader of the PAC. Havighurst, Craig // Health Systems Review;Nov/Dec97, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p22
Interviews Gail Wilensky, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), on the changes in Medicare policy in the United States. Brief profile of Wilensky; Views on Medicare; Approach of MedPAC on the changes; Role of the private sector on Medicare.
- Budget agreement unlikely before presidential election. Berkman, Leslie // AHA News;2/5/96, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p7
Reports on Physician Payment Review Commission Chair Gail R. Wilensky's predictions on changes in Medicare and Medicaid. Thoughts on the balanced-budget negotiations; Views on spending reductions.
- A CONVERSATION with Gail R. Wilensky. // Policy & Practice of Public Human Services;Jun2000, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p28
Interviews Gail R. Wilensky, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in the United States, on Medicare. Discussions on effective features of Medicare; Flaws in the program; Modernization plans; Support for a premium-support plan; Other related issues.
- Provider-sponsored networks: Doctors and hospitals bid for control. Kostreski, Farah // AHA News;10/2/95, Vol. 31 Issue 40, p7
Interviews Representative William M. Thomas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee's Health Subcommittee regarding a provision in the Republican Medicare reform plan which would allow patients to seek care directly from networks of hospitals and doctors. Role of provider-sponsored...
