Medicare

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

Forum Session — December 9, 2011
Medicare Supplemental Coverage: Weighing the Consequences and Trade-Offs for Medicare Spending and Beneficiaries
Author: Kathryn Linehan

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

Forum Session — October 28, 2011
Preventing Hospital Readmissions: How Can Care Transitions for Medicare Beneficiaries Be Improved?
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

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

Forum Session — October 7, 2011
Graduate Medical Education: Producing the Right Workforce for Tomorrow?
Authors: Rob Cunningham, Consultant & William J. Scanlon, PhD, Consultant

Background Paper No. 82 — September 14, 2011
Aligning Graduate Medical Education with Public Policy
Author: Rob Cunningham, Consultant

Forum Session — July 29, 2011
Fiscal Pressure and Hospital Financial Position
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Kathryn Linehan

Forum Session — July 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

The Basics — June 21, 2011
Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate
Author: A. Bruce Steinwald, Consultant

Site Visit — May 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

Forum Session — May 20, 2011
Medicare's Vision of Accountable Care Organizations: Will Providers Have the Same View?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Forum Session — May 13, 2011
Boomers and the Budget: Implications of an Aging Society
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Fundamentals Briefing — April 1, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of Long-Term Services and Supports
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — April 1, 2011
Physician Self-Referral and Health Care Utilization
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Issue Brief No. 841 — March 28, 2011
Medicare's Bundling Pilot: Including Post-Acute Care Services
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Forum Session — March 18, 2011
Caring for Patients with Advanced and Serious Illnesses: Changing Medical Practice and Patient Expectations
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Fundamentals Briefing — March 4, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of the SGR: Getting a Fix on Medicare’s Physician Spending
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Briefing Book — February 11, 2011
Health Policy Essentials

Fundamentals Briefing — February 11, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP
Authors: Sally Coberly, PhD, Laura A. Dummit & Kathryn Linehan

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 — December 10, 2010
Insurer-Provider Payment Negotiations: Implications for Health Spending
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum Session — October 8, 2010
The Cost of Hospital Care
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Background Paper No. 79 — September 28, 2010
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
Author: Jessamy Taylor

The Basics — September 23, 2010
Medicare Part B Premiums and Social Security Benefits
Author: Kathryn Linehan

Forum Session — July 23, 2010
Medicare and Medicaid Dual Eligibles: Meeting Diverse, Complex, and Costly Needs
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Issue Brief No. 838 — July 22, 2010
Medicare Physician Fees: The Data Behind the Numbers
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Forum Session — July 22, 2010
Focus on Reform: How a Law Becomes a Reg - Regulatory Processes to Implement Legislation
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — July 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — June 25, 2010
Focus on Reform: Public Health Provisions
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — June 21, 2010
Health Care Cost Drivers in Massachusetts: Lessons for Federal Policymakers
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Background Paper No. 75 — June 4, 2010
Health Care Shortage Designations: HPSA, MUA, and TBD
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

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

Forum Session — May 21, 2010
Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending: What Do We Know, and Why Does It Matter?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

The Basics — March 29, 2010
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Small-Group Session — March 5, 2010
Medicare Fee Schedule: What’s the RUC Got to Do With It?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Forum Session — January 14, 2010
Health Information Exchange: Building the Infrastructure for Better Care
Authors: Rob Cunningham, Consultant & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — November 13, 2009
Health Care Provider Consolidation and Reform
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

The Basics — October 14, 2009
Discharge Planning and Medical Social Services in Fee-for-Service Medicare
Author: Kathryn Linehan

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

The Basics — July 29, 2009
Paying the Bills: Medicare Administrative Contractors
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Forum Session — May 29, 2009
High Rehospitalization Rates: Causes, Costs, and Accountability
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Site Visit — April 17 & August 7, 2009
Coordinating Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Guided Care Model and Other Innovative Approaches
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — April 3, 2009
Promising Models of Care Coordination for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Getting Closer to the Holy Grail?
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — March 27, 2009
Coordinating Care for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Searching for the Holy Grail
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

The Basics — February 12, 2009
Relative Value Units (RVUs)
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Fundamentals Briefing — January 30, 2009
The World of Prescription Drugs: Approvals, Pricing, and Purchasing
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & 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

Forum Session — December 11, 2008
Medicare and Medicaid Demonstrations: Experimenting for the Future
Authors: Mary Ellen Stahlman & Jennifer Ryan

Forum Session — November 13, 2008
Medical Imaging Services: Utilization, Spending, and Appropriateness
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Issue Brief No. 827 — November 3, 2008
Primary Care Physician Supply, Physician Compensation, and Medicare Fees: What Is the Connection?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Forum Session — October 30, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals and Controversies of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — August 1, 2008
Medicare's Hospice Benefit: In the Spotlight
Author: 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

Small-Group Session — May 2, 2008
Physician Income and Medical Practice Differences Across Specialties: Should Medicare Care?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Forum Session — January 17, 2008
Running Up the Health Care Tab: Will We Have Buyer's Remorse?
Authors: Mary Ellen Stahlman & Christie Provost Peters

Forum Session — December 14, 2007
The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act: The Stark Law and the Practice of Medicine
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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 — September 24, 2007
Medicare Advantage Payment Policy
Author: Mark Merlis, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 825 — September 10, 2007
Physician Profiling: Can Medicare Paint an Accurate Picture?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Forum Session — July 13, 2007
What Can Physician Profiling Do for Medicare?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Forum Session — June 1, 2007
Getting the Fees "Right" and Medicare Physician Spending
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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. 818 — November 10, 2006
Updating Medicare's Physician Fees: The Sustainable Growth Rate Methodology
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

Forum Session — October 13, 2006
Medicare Physician Spending: Past as Prologue?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Issue Brief No. 815 — October 9, 2006
Medicare Physician Payments and Spending
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

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

Forum Session — March 17, 2006
Physician Spending Growth: Do We Get What We Pay For?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

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

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

Forum Session — October 21, 2005
Medicare Health Support: Working with Physicians?
Author: Lisa Sprague

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

Issue Brief No. 804 — July 13, 2005
Specialty Hospitals: Can General Hospitals Compete?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

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

Site Visit — March 29–31, 2005
Exploring California's Rural Health System: From the Redwood Forests to the Baja Border
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Jessamy Taylor

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

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

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

Issue Brief No. 797 — May 10, 2004
Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential?
Author: Nora Super

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

Background Paper — November 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part I: Linkages among the DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Programs
Author: Karen Matherlee

Background Paper — November 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part II: DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Issues and Initiatives
Author: Karen Matherlee

Forum Session — October 22, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?
Authors: Nora Super & Jennifer Ryan

Issue Brief No. 794 — September 30, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?
Authors: Jennifer Ryan & Nora Super

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

Background Paper — September 15, 2003
Shaping Public Programs through Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Waivers: The Fundamentals
Author: Cynthia Shirk, Consultant

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

Forum Session — July 30, 2003
The Geography of Medicare: Explaining Differences in Payment and Costs
Author: Nora Super

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

Issue Brief No. 792 — July 3, 2003
The Geography of Medicare: Explaining Differences in Payment and Costs
Author: Nora Super

Forum Session — March 26, 2003
Medicare and Chronic Conditions: Breaking Down Barriers to Better Care
Author: Nora Super

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

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

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

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 — July 18, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers
Author: Karen Matherlee

Forum Session — July 12, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

Small-Group Session — July 10, 2002
Modernizing Medicare: The Homebound Rule and Next Steps
Author: Judith D. Moore

Issue Brief No. 779 — June 20, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers
Author: Karen Matherlee

Issue Brief No. 775 — June 7, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

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

Site Visit — March 4–5, 2002
Transitions along the Continuum of Care: Elderly and Disabled Persons in New York
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Nora Super

Background Paper — January 25, 2002
From Diagnosis to Payment: The Dynamics of Coding Systems for Hospital, Physician, and Other Health Services
Author: Karen Matherlee

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

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

Forum Session — November 2, 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Background Paper — August 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Author: Robin J. Strongin, 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. 764 — June 22, 2001
Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform
Author: Karen Matherlee

Forum Session — June 22, 2001
Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform
Author: Karen Matherlee

Site Visit — May 5, 2001
Health Care Financing Administration Central Office
Author: Nora Super

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 — February 23, 2001
Reflections on HCFA: Former Administrators Speak Their Minds
Author: Nora Super

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

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

Issue Brief No. 756 — June 16, 2000
HCFA's Outpatient PPS: Finally Ready to Roll?
Author: Karen Matherlee

Forum Session — June 16, 2000
HCFA's Outpatient PPS: Finally Ready to Roll?
Author: Karen Matherlee

Workshop — April 27–28, 2000
Hospital-Based Health Care Systems: The Post-BBA Era
Authors: Nora Super, Lisa Sprague & Karen Matherlee

Site Visit — April 10–11, 2000
Site Visit to Seattle — University of Washington Academic Medical Center
Author: Karen Matherlee

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

Site Visit — March 20, 2000
Site Visit to Detroit — Henry Ford Health System
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — March 16–17, 2000
Site Visit to Richmond and Hampton Roads — Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Author: Nora Super

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

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

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

Issue Brief No. 744 — July 13, 1999
Access to Home Health Services under Medicare's Interim Payment System
Author: Nora Super

Forum Session — July 13, 1999
Access to Home Health Services under Medicare's Interim Payment System
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 743 — July 7, 1999
Implementing the BBA: The Challenge of Moving Medicare Post-Acute Services to PPS
Author: Karen Matherlee

Forum Session — July 7, 1999
Implementing the BBA: The Challenge of Moving Medicare Post-Acute Services to PPS
Author: Karen Matherlee

Issue Brief No. 742 — June 25, 1999
Canada's Generalist Training: Are There Lessons for the United States?
Author: Lee A. Hawkins, Consultant

Forum Session — June 25, 1999
Canada's Generalist Training: Are There Lessons for the United States?
Author: Lee A. Hawkins, Consultant

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

Issue Brief No. 734 — March 30, 1999
Margins As Measures: Gauging Hospitals' Financial Health
Author: Karen Matherlee

Forum Session — March 30, 1999
Margins As Measures: Gauging Hospitals' Financial Health
Author: Karen Matherlee

Issue Brief No. 733 — March 24, 1999
Examining the Links between Retirement and Health Insurance: Implications for Medicare Eligibility
Author: Nora Super

Forum Session — March 24, 1999
Examining the Links between Retirement and Health Insurance: Implications for Medicare Eligibility
Author: Nora Super

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

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

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

Issue Brief No. 729 — January 25, 1999
Filling the Geriatric Gap: Is the Health System Prepared for an Aging Population?
Author: Janet Firshein, Consultant

Forum Session — January 25, 1999
Filling the Geriatric Gap: Is the Health System Prepared for an Aging Population?
Authors: Janet Firshein, Consultant & Nora Super

Site Visit — November 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. 723 — July 24, 1998
Communicating to Beneficiaries about Medicare+Choice: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Author: Nora Super

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

Issue Brief No. 722 — July 9, 1998
Medicare Coverage and Technology Diffusion: Past, Present, and Future
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Forum Session — July 9, 1998
Medicare Coverage and Technology Diffusion: Past, Present, and Future
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Issue Brief No. 648 — May 6, 1994
Federal Support of Medical Education: Framing the Issues for the Systems Reform Debate
Author: Karen Matherlee