Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Selected Issues in Medicare Program Policy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Selected Issues in Medicare Program Policy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and MeansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The Medicare Handbook
Author: Report to the Congress
Author: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical fees
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Care Without Coverage
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309083435
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
Medicare
Author: Marilyn MoonPublisher: The Urban Insitute
ISBN: 9780877667537
Category : Consumer satisfaction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
For some, Medicare is a model of what national health insurance could be in the United States. Despite its low administrative costs and significant contributions to the well-being of America's oldest and most disabled citizens, some critics assail the program as being out of sync with the needs of many senior citizens, while others often refer to it as "unsustainable" because of its high costs. Physicians and hospital administrators endlessly criticize and debate Medicare but rely upon it for a substantial share of their revenues. In Medicare: A Policy Primer, Marilyn Moon explains what Medicare is, how it works, and where it's headed. She examines the problems facing the program and which reform options hold the most promise. She also examines the history of Medicare and how the program works in the broader context of health care, the federal government, and the economy. It is a clear introduction to one of the most critical debates in health policy and an important volume for anyone interested in the future of Medicare.
Selected Issues in Medicare Program Policy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance, Health
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Medicare & You
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781422305089
Category : Health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Improving the Medicare Market
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309175364
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Medicare beneficiaries are rapidly moving into managed care, as attempts to restrain the growth of this costly entitlement program progress. However, advocates for patients question whether the necessary information and structures are in place to enable Medicare consumers to select wisely among private-sector managed care options. Improving the Medicare Market examines how to give Medicare beneficiaries the same choice of health plan options enjoyed in the private sectorâ€"yet protect them as consumers and patients. This book recommends approaches to ensuring accountability and informed purchasing for Medicare beneficiaries in an environment of broader choice and managed careâ€"how the government should evaluate and approve plans, what role the traditional Medicare program should play, how to help to elderly understand their options, and many other practical matters. The committee discusses the information requirements of Medicare beneficiaries and explores in detail how best to respond to their special needs. And it examines the procedures that should be developed to provide the necessary protections for the elderly in a managed care system.
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