National Health Policy Forum

Medicare

Managed Care

Forum SessionJanuary 27, 2012
Improving Care for Dual Eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries: One Size Does Not Fit All
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum SessionDecember 2, 2011
Mission Possible? Saving on Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Services
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Special BriefingOctober 21, 2011
Revisiting Financing and Delivery of Care to Duals: One Size May Not Fit All
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum SessionJuly 22, 2011
Medical Care for the Elderly Living at Home: Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) and Hospital-at-Home Programs
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Site VisitMay 31–June 2, 2011
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows: Efforts to Improve Health and Reduce Costs in Denver
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Fundamentals BriefingFebruary 18, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of Health Care Spending, Growth, and Managing Costs
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Briefing BookFebruary 11, 2011
Health Policy Essentials

The BasicsJanuary 24, 2011
Medicare
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Site VisitJune 2–4, 2010
Heath Care Spending: Why Is Miami an Outlier?
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum SessionFebruary 26, 2010
Assessing and Ensuring Health Plan Provider Network Adequacy
Author: Kathryn Linehan

Forum SessionOctober 30, 2009
Prevention and Early Detection of Health Care Fraud, Abuse, and Waste
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum SessionMay 1, 2009
Great Expectations: Managing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Fundamentals BriefingJanuary 15–16, 2009
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Authors: Christie Provost Peters, Jennifer Ryan & Mary Ellen Stahlman

The BasicsJuly 30, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Background Paper No. 63July 22, 2008
The Fundamentals of Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Forum SessionApril 11, 2008
Employer Use of Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans as a Retiree Health Benefit
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum SessionNovember 30, 2007
Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Reauthorization: What Should Congress Consider?
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Background PaperSeptember 24, 2007
Medicare Advantage Payment Policy
Author: Mark Merlis, Consultant

Background PaperAugust 21, 2007
Medicare's Use of Risk Adjustment
Author: Gerald F. Kominski, PhD

Forum SessionJune 22, 2007
Medicare Advantage in 2007: What Are the Choices?
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Fundamentals BriefingFebruary 22–23, 2007
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Authors: Christie Provost Peters & Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum SessionMarch 31, 2006
Medicare Provider Payments: Proposals from MedPAC and the Administration
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Background PaperFebruary 8, 2006
Health Benefits in Retirement: Set for Extinction?
Author: Mark Merlis, Consultant

Forum SessionNovember 18, 2005
Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans: A New Opportunity for Integrated Care?
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Issue Brief No. 808November 11, 2005
Medicare Advantage SNPs: A New Opportunity for Integrated Care?
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Forum SessionApril 28, 2005
Understanding Medicare Advantage Bidding and Payment: Effects on Plan Choice and Beneficiary Premiums
Author: Nora Super

Fundamentals BriefingJanuary 13–14, 2005
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Authors: Nora Super & Jennifer Ryan

Forum SessionSeptember 17, 2004
From 10 to 50: Options for Medicare Advantage Plan Regions
Author: Nora Super

Forum SessionApril 13, 2004
Implementing the MMA: Insights from Two Seasoned Administrators
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum SessionJuly 9, 2003
Preferred Provider Organizations: Bringing the Mainstream to Medicare?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Fundamentals BriefingJanuary 23–24, 2003
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Authors: Nora Super & Jennifer Ryan

Site VisitNovember 12–14, 2002
The Medicare and Medicaid Intersection: Caring for Arizona's Seniors
Authors: Nora Super, Lisa Sprague & Judith D. Moore

Site VisitJanuary 8–11, 2002
Managed Care: As Good As It Gets? (Los Angeles)
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Sally Coberly, PhD

Forum SessionNovember 28, 2001
Reconsidering Medicare+Choice: What Options Remain?
Author: Nora Super

Site VisitMay 5, 2001
Health Care Financing Administration Central Office
Author: Nora Super

Forum SessionFebruary 23, 2001
Reflections on HCFA: Former Administrators Speak Their Minds
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 758September 8, 2000
Medicare+Choice: Where to from Here?
Author: Nora Super

Forum SessionSeptember 8, 2000
Medicare+Choice: Where to from Here?
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 750November 8, 1999
Medicare Competitive Pricing: Lessons Being Learned in Phoenix and Kansas City
Author: Nora Super

Forum SessionNovember 8, 1999
Medicare Competitive Pricing: Lessons Being Learned in Phoenix and Kansas City
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 730February 5, 1999
Medicare HMO Pullouts: What Do They Portend for the Future of Medicare+Choice?
Author: Nora Super

Forum SessionFebruary 5, 1999
Medicare HMO Pullouts: What Do They Portend for the Future of Medicare+Choice?
Author: Nora Super

Site VisitNovember 17–20, 1998
Site Visit to Southern California — Plans and Providers: Risk, Accountability, and Staying Power
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Sandra M. Foote

Issue Brief No. 723July 24, 1998
Communicating to Beneficiaries about Medicare+Choice: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Author: Nora Super

Forum SessionJuly 24, 1998
Communicating to Beneficiaries about Medicare+Choice: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Authors: Nora Super & Sandra M. Foote