Medicare’s Many Providers and Payment Systems: Parts C & D
Speakers
| Mark E. Miller, PhD, Executive Director Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) |
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Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Part D |
| James Cosgrove, PhD, Director, Health Care U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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Medicare Advantage: Program Overview and Recent Experience |
Briefing Materials
- The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
National Health Policy Forum
The Basics, January 15, 2009 - Medicare Advantage Program Payment System
MedPAC
paymentbasics, revised October 2008 - Part D Payment System
MedPAC
paymentbasics, revised October 2008 - Medicare Advantage: Characteristics, Financial Risks, and Disenrollment Rates of Beneficiaries in Private Fee-for-Service Plans
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
GAO-09-25, December 2008 - Medicare Part D: Opportunities Exist for Improving Information Sent to Enrollees and Scheduling the Annual Election Period
GAO
GAO-09-4, December 2008 - Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: Assets and Income are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State Manufacturer Drug Programs is Uneven
GAO
GAO-08-824, September 2008 - Medicare Part D: Some Plan Sponsors Have Not Completely Implemented Fraud and Abuse Programs, and CMS Oversight Has Been Limited
GAO
GAO-08-760, July 2008 - Medicare Part D: Complaint Rates are Declining, but Operational and Oversight Challenges Remain
GAO
GAO-08-719, June 2008 - Medicare Advantage: Increased Spending Relative to Medicare Fee-for-Service May Not Always Reduce Beneficiary Out of Pocket Costs
GAO
GAO-08-359, February 2008 - Medicare Part D: Plan Sponsors’ Processing and CMS Monitoring of Drug Coverage Requests Could be Improved
GAO
GAO-08-47, January 2008
Additional Resources
- Medicare Advantage Payment Policy
Mark Merlis, Consultant, National Health Policy Forum
Background Paper, September 24, 2007 - Report to Congress:Reforming the Delivery System
MedPAC, June 2008 - Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy
MedPAC, March 2008
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