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An Electronic Briefing Book

Tab 3
Medicare: Eligibility, Benefits, Financing, and Administration

[Speakers]

Tom Gustafson, PhD, Acting Director, Center for Medicare Management, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
"Overview of Medicare Eligibility, Benefits, Financing & Administration" (PDF of PowerPoint Presentation)

Jack Ebeler, Consultant, Ebeler Consulting
"Brief Overview of Medicare Part D and Part C" (PDF of PowerPoint Presentation)

[Session Chair]

Deborah Mizeur, Professional Staff Member (D), House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health

[Briefing Materials]

  • "The Basics: Medicare"
    Mary Ellen Stahlman, National Health Policy Forum, January 29, 2007; available at www.nhpf.org/pdfs_basics/Basics_Medicare.pdf
  • "Medicare: A Primer"
    Jennifer O'Sullivan, Congressional Research Service (CRS), January 2, 2007; available only to congressional staff through CRS, order code RL33712, from www.crs.gov
  • "Medicare beneficiary demographics"
    section 2 of A Data Book: Healthcare spending and the Medicare program, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), June 2006; available at www.medpac.gov/publications/congressional_reports/
    Jun06DataBookSec2.pdf
  • "Medicare at a Glance"
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Pub. No. 11082, revised July 2006; available at www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11082.pdf
  • "Medicare Coverage Overview" CMS
  • "High-Risk Series: An Update" (GAO-07-310)
    Government Accountability Office (GAO), January 2007; available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d05207.pdf

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