Medicare

Hospital Discharge Planning in Medicare: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes
The Basics — February 9, 2016
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Medicare
The Basics — January 4, 2016
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
The Basics — January 4, 2016
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Meaningful Use: The Right Path for Health IT?
Forum Session — December 4, 2015
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Medicare Part B Premiums and Social Security Benefits
The Basics — November 24, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Lessons from the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Forum Session — November 13, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Aging in America: Current and Future Trends in Health, Income, Assets and Personal Health Care Spending
Fundamentals Briefing — November 6, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Coordinating Care for Beneficiaries Eligible for Both Medicare and Medicaid: An Update on the "Duals Demos"
Forum Session — October 30, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Graduate Medical Education: Proposals to Modify Medicare Financing
Forum Session — October 23, 2015
Authors: William J. Scanlon, PhD, Senior Consultant & Sally Coberly, PhD

Medicare's Post-Acute Care Payment: An Updated Review of the Issues and Policy Proposals
Issue Brief No. 847 — October 5, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Care for Older Adults: Lessons From the Field
Forum Session — September 18, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Site-Neutral Payments for Post-Acute and Ambulatory Care Services: What’s at Stake?
Forum Session — June 5, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Quality Stars: Medicare Advantage Plans and the Star Rating System
Forum Session — May 8, 2015
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

The Star Rating System and Medicare Advantage Plans
Issue Brief No. 854 — May 5, 2015
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Annual Report 2014
Annual Report — April 1, 2015
Author: Forum Staff

Incorporating Patient Perspectives in Measuring Quality and Value
Forum Session — March 13, 2015
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Health Policy Essentials 2015
Briefing Book — February 6, 2015

Health Policy Essentials: Medicare and Health Care Spending
Fundamentals Briefing — February 6, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Health Policy Essentials 2015
Briefing Book — February 6, 2015
Authors: Sally Coberly, PhD, Jennifer Jenson, MPH, MPP & Lisa Sprague, MBA

Health Policy Essentials: Common Health Care Acronyms
Tools — February 2, 2015
Author:

Relative Value Units (RVUs)
The Basics — January 12, 2015
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Bundled Payment in Medicare and Private Insurance: Version 2.0
Forum Session — December 12, 2014
Authors: Sally Coberly, PhD & William J. Scanlon, PhD, Senior Consultant

Sociodemographic Risk Adjustment: Protecting the Safety Net?
Forum Session — September 26, 2014
Authors: Sally Coberly, PhD & William J. Scanlon, PhD, Senior Consultant

Managing Physician Self-Referral: Recent Evidence and Potential Strategies
Forum Session — July 18, 2014
Authors: William J. Scanlon, PhD, Senior Consultant & Sally Coberly, PhD

Controlling Opioid Drug Excess: Health Plan Interventions
Forum Session — June 20, 2014
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Pioneer ACOs: The Frontier of Delivery System Reform?
Forum Session — June 13, 2014
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Moving Toward Global Payment: Maryland’s New All-Payer Model
Forum Session — May 30, 2014
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Transforming Payment and Health Care Delivery: Early Reports from the State Innovation Model (SIM) Initiative
Forum Session — April 18, 2014
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

Annual Report 2013
Annual Report — April 1, 2014
Author: Forum Staff

Sorting Out the Complex World of Medicare Post-Acute Care
Forum Session — March 18, 2014
Authors: William J. Scanlon, PhD, Senior Consultant & Sally Coberly, PhD

Telehealth: Into the Mainstream?
Issue Brief No. 853 — March 10, 2014
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Medicaid Health Homes: Delivery System Glue for People with Chronic Health Conditions
Forum Session — December 13, 2013
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

CMS-State Demonstration for Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries: Implementing the Financial Alignment Initiative
Forum Session — December 6, 2013
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy, MA

Seeking Value in Medicare: Addressing Quality and Cost
Forum Session — November 22, 2013
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Seeking Value in Medicare: Performance Measurement for Clinical Professionals
Issue Brief No. 852 — October 30, 2013
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

Transforming Behavioral Health Practice, Payment, and Policy: Too Fast, Too Slow, or Just Right?
Forum Session — September 20, 2013
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

Replacing the SGR: Changing the Paradigm for Medicare Physician Payment?
Forum Session — September 20, 2013
Authors: William J. Scanlon, PhD, Consultant & Sally Coberly, PhD

Restructuring Medicare Cost Sharing: Exploring Options to Protect Low-Income Beneficiaries
Forum Session — August 2, 2013
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Medicare Advantage Update: Benefits, Enrollment, and Payments After the ACA
Issue Brief No. 850 — July 19, 2013
Author: Kathryn Linehan

The Affordable Care Act and HIV/AIDS: Implications for Coverage, Access to Care, and Payment
Forum Session — July 19, 2013
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: Time for an Update?
Forum Session — June 21, 2013
Authors: Sally Coberly, PhD & William J. Scanlon, PhD, Consultant

EMS "Hot Spotting": San Diego's Experience Creating a System of Care for Frequent Users of Emergency Medical Services
Forum Session — June 14, 2013
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

Getting the Price Right: Ensuring Access and Promoting Efficiency in Medicare Advantage
Forum Session — May 17, 2013
Author: Kathryn Linehan

Health Policy Essentials: Aging in America: Trends in Income, Health, and Personal Health Care Spending
Fundamentals Briefing — April 12, 2013
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy, MA

Rethinking Medicare's Cost Sharing and Supplemental Coverage: Options and Implications
Forum Session — April 12, 2013
Author: Kathryn Linehan

Annual Report 2012
Annual Report — April 1, 2013
Author: Forum Staff

Pursuing High-Quality Care for an Aging Population: Challenges and Opportunities
Forum Session — March 29, 2013
Author: Lisa Sprague, MBA

The "Coopetition" Model: Caring for San Diego's Low-Income Population
Site Visit — February 19–20, 2013
Authors: Lisa Sprague, MBA & Jessamy Taylor, MPP

Health Policy Essentials: Medicare and Health Care Spending
Fundamentals Briefing — February 8, 2013
Authors: Kathryn Linehan & Sally Coberly, PhD

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: FQHCs and Community Clinics in a Reformed Health Care Market
Issue Brief No. 848 — December 18, 2012
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

Breaking Down Silos of Care: Integration of Social Support Services with Health Care Delivery
Forum Session — October 19, 2012
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy, MA

Spending Trends in Private Insurance and Medicare: Variations on a Theme
Forum Session — September 28, 2012
Authors: Sally Coberly, PhD & William J. Scanlon, PhD, Consultant

Is Health Care Eating Our Lunch? The Impact of Cost Trends on Workers and Retirees
Forum Session — July 20, 2012
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Examining the Condition of the Health Care Safety Net: Time to Re-Cast?
Forum Session — May 18, 2012
Author: Jessamy Taylor, MPP

Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MMLTSS): Increasing State Interest and Implications for Consumers, Quality of Care, Providers, and Costs
Forum Session — May 11, 2012
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy, MA

Bundled Payment in Medicare: Promise, Peril, and Practice
Forum Session — April 20, 2012
Author: Kathryn Linehan

Targeting High-Cost Medicare Beneficiaries to Improve Care and Reduce Spending: Finding the Bull’s-Eye
Forum Session — March 9, 2012
Author: Sally Coberly, PhD

Recent Proposals to Limit Medigap Coverage and Modify Medicare Cost Sharing
Issue Brief No. 845 — February 24, 2012
Author: Kathryn Linehan

Mission Possible II: Reducing Health Care Costs Through Administrative Simplification
Forum Session — February 24, 2012
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Assessing Progress on Improving the Data Behind Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule
Forum Session — February 17, 2012
Author: Kathryn Linehan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Updating Medicare's Physician Fees: The Sustainable Growth Rate Methodology
Issue Brief No. 818 — November 10, 2006
Author: Laura A. Dummit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One Pill, Many Prices: Variation in Prescription Drug Prices in Selected Government Programs
Issue Brief No. 807 — August 29, 2005
Author: Dawn M. Gencarelli

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Background Paper — August 2001
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

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

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

Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform
Issue Brief No. 764 — June 22, 2001
Author: Karen Matherlee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beyond Survey Data: Prescription Drugs, Medicare, and Managed Care
Forum Session — March 10, 2000
Author: Robin J. Strongin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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