Medicare

The Basics — February 7, 2011
The Medicare Drug Benefit Coverage Gap
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

The Basics — January 24, 2011
Medicare
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

The Basics — January 24, 2011
The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

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

Background Paper No. 70 — August 31, 2009
Coverage and Payment for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part B: A Complex Patchwork
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 833 — July 31, 2009
The Medicare Drug Benefit: Update on the Low-Income Subsidy
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

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

Fundamentals Briefing — February 6, 2009
Medicaid, Employers, and Medigap: Wrapping Around Medicare
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

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

The Basics — July 30, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

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

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

Forum Session — October 19, 2007
Medicare Drug Utilization Management: Balancing Cost, Convenience, and Access
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Background Paper — May 9, 2007
The Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured
Author: Jack Hoadley, PhD

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

Meeting Report — December 6, 2006
A Report from the Forum Session "Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit" (August 4, 2006)
Author: Lee Partridge, Consultant

Background Paper — November 27, 2006
Medicare and Mental Health: The Fundamentals
Authors: Christopher W. Loftis, PhD & Eileen Salinsky

Forum Session — November 17, 2006
The Medicare PDP Market: Build It and the Plans Will Come
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Issue Brief No. 817 — November 8, 2006
The Nuts and Bolts of PDPs
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum Session — August 4, 2006
Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Jennifer Ryan

Issue Brief No. 813 — August 2, 2006
A Closer Look at the Medicare Part D Low–Income Benchmark Premium: How Low Can It Go?
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

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

Meeting Report — September 22, 2005
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges for States”
Author: Lee Partridge, Consultant

Forum Session — July 12, 2005
Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges For States
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — June 10, 2005
How Will They Know? Where Will They Go? Education and Outreach for the Medicare Drug Benefit
Author: Judith D. Moore

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

Forum Session — December 1, 2004
Implementing the Formulary Requirements Under the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

Meeting Report — August 31, 2004
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States”
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Jennifer Ryan

Forum Session — July 22, 2004
Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Jennifer Ryan

The Basics — April 26, 2004
State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Author: Jennifer Ryan

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

Forum Session — February 6, 2004
Evidence- and Value-Based Approaches to Drug Formularies: What Role Will They Play in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit?
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

Forum Session — September 25, 2003
The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

Issue Brief No. 793 — September 4, 2003
The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

Forum Session — November 25, 2002
A Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Exploring Issues Raised in a CBO Report
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Forum Session — October 2, 2002
Medigap: Prevalence, Premiums, and Opportunities for Reform
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 782 — September 9, 2002
Medigap: Prevalence, Premiums, and Opportunities for Reform
Author: Nora Super

Forum Session — April 26, 2002
Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design
Authors: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant & Sally Coberly, PhD

Issue Brief No. 772 — March 8, 2002
Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 765 — July 9, 2001
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model for Medicare?
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Forum Session — July 9, 2001
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model for Medicare?
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 762 — April 25, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare?
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Forum Session — April 25, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare?
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Forum Session — March 31, 2000
Designing a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Safety and Structure Considerations
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Issue Brief No. 749 — October 27, 1999
The ABCs of PBMs
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Forum Session — October 27, 1999
The ABCs of PBMs
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Forum Session — April 8, 1999
Providing Outpatient Prescription Drugs through Medicare: Can We Afford To? Can We Afford Not To?
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Background Paper — March 1999
Providing Outpatient Prescription Drugs through Medicare: Can We Afford To? Can We Afford Not To?
Author: Robin J. Strongin