Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms
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Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Medicaid categories.
Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Medicaid categories.
Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Medicare Financing Crisis And Recommendations For Medicare Financial Reforms written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Medicaid categories.
Bring Market Prices To Medicare
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Author : Robert F. Coulam
language : en
Publisher: A E I Press
Release Date : 2009
Bring Market Prices To Medicare written by Robert F. Coulam and has been published by A E I Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Medical categories.
Medicare is quickly approaching insolvency, in part because the program pays too much for the services it provides. In Bring Market Prices to Medicare, Robert F. Coulam, Roger Feldman, and Bryan E. Dowd propose a groundbreaking solution: Use market-based arrangements to set prices for Medicare plans. The authors contend that the federal government should pay only the cost of the most economical health plan in each market area. To accomplish this, both traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare and private Medicare Advantage (MA) would submit bids for the government's business; the federal contribution to premiums would be set to equal the lowest bid in each market area. This competitive pricing system would penalize plans that bid too high-their beneficiaries would pay higher premiums-providing an incentive for plans to offer their best prices. Meanwhile, low-bidding plans would be rewarded with increased enrollment. Such an approach would reduce Medicare spending by 8 percent, shoring up the program's finances while empowering consumers to make sensible choices about their health care. Establishing a competitive pricing system for Medicare will have drawbacks as well: Beneficiaries in some markets would have to pay more to stay in the FFS Medicare plan, while others would lose generous supplementary benefits currently offered by private MA plans in areas where these plans are overpaid. Coulam, Feldman, and Dowd contend that the best way to address public and political opposition to this crucial reform is not to downplay its challenges but rather to consider carefully the needs and expectations of beneficiaries and establish a gradual transition that would alleviate most of the disruption beneficiaries might otherwise experience. Bringing market prices to Medicare is not merely a matter of political strategy or tactics; it will require a fundamental shift in Americans' attitudes toward health care, starting with the realization that Medicare's current payment methods cannot be sustained. A competi
Medicare Reform
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Author : Andrew J. Rettenmaier
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1999
Medicare Reform written by Andrew J. Rettenmaier and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Medical categories.
A group of respected analysts of health issues considers the economic forces impacting the surging health care market and examines the ultimate fairness of an intergenerational contract dictating that tomorrow's workers foot the bill for today's elderly."--BOOK JACKET. "Written for the general reader and offering innovative ideas for policy revision along with critical new data on health care economics, this comprehensive volume provides a timely and thoughtful deliberation on the precarious future of Medicare."--BOOK JACKET.
Legislative Calendar
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Legislative Calendar written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
Assessing Health Care Reform
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1993-02-01
Assessing Health Care Reform written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-02-01 with Medical categories.
This book establishes a framework for assessing health care reform proposals and their implementation. It helps clarify objectives, identifies issues to be addressed in proposals, distinguishes between short- and long-term expectations and achievements, and directs attention to important but sometimes neglected questions about the organization and provision of health care services. In addition, the volume presents a discussion and analysis of issues essential to achieving fundamental goals of health care reform: to maintain and improve health and well-being, to make basic health coverage universal, and to encourage the efficient use of limited resources. The book is a useful resource for anyone developing or assessing options for reform.
Delivering Affordable Cancer Care In The 21st Century
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2013-06-20
Delivering Affordable Cancer Care In The 21st Century written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with Medical categories.
Rising health care costs are a central fiscal challenge confronting the United States. National spending on health care currently accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), but is anticipated to increase to 25 percent of GDP by 2037. The Bipartisan Policy Center argues that "this rapid growth in health expenditures creates an unsustainable burden on America's economy, with far-reaching consequences". These consequences include crowding out many national priorities, including investments in education, infrastructure, and research; stagnation of employee wages; and decreased international competitiveness.In spite of health care costs that far exceed those of other countries, health outcomes in the United States are not considerably better. With the goal of ensuring that patients have access to high-quality, affordable cancer care, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) National Cancer Policy Forum convened a public workshop, Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century, October 8-9, 2012, in Washington, DC. Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century summarizes the workshop.
Who Should Pay For Medicare
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Author : Daniel Shaviro
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2004-03-06
Who Should Pay For Medicare written by Daniel Shaviro and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-06 with Art categories.
Good news first? The good news is that Americans today are living longer, in part because of continual advances in healthcare. But the bad news is that with our aging population larger than ever before, nothing is being done to ensure that we can continue to afford the increasing costs of care. How Medicare—with the Bush administration's reforms and a slumping economy—will meet the needs of its recipients without adequate financing is among the most pressing issues facing this country today. Daniel N. Shaviro sees the future of our national healthcare system as hinging on the issue of funding. The author of books on the economic issues surrounding Social Security and budget deficits, Shaviro is a skilled guide for anyone seeking to understand the financial aspects of government programs. Who Should Pay for Medicare? offers an accessible overview of how Medicare operates as a fiscal system. Discussions of Medicare reform often focus on the expansion of program treatment choices but not on the question of who should pay for Medicare's services. Shaviro's book addresses this critical issue, examining the underanalyzed dynamics of the significant funding gap facing Medicare. He gives a balanced, nonpartisan evaluation of various reform alternatives—considering everything from the creation of new benefits in this fiscal crunch to tax cuts to the demographic pressures we face and the issues this will raise when future generations have to pay for the care of today's seniors. Who Should Pay for Medicare? speaks to seniors who feel entitled to expanded coverage, younger people who wonder what to expect from the government when they retire, and Washington policy makers who need an indispensable guidebook to Medicare's future.
The Political Life Of Medicare
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Author : Jonathan Oberlander
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2003-06
The Political Life Of Medicare written by Jonathan Oberlander and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06 with Business & Economics categories.
In recent years, bitter partisan disputes have erupted over Medicare reform. Democrats and Republicans have fiercely contested issues such as prescription drug coverage and how to finance Medicare to absorb the baby boomers. As Jonathan Oberlander demonstrates in The Political Life of Medicare, these developments herald the reopening of a historic debate over Medicare's fundamental purpose and structure. Revealing how Medicare politics and policies have developed since Medicare's enactment in 1965 and what the program's future holds, Oberlander's timely and accessible analysis will interest anyone concerned with American politics and public policy, health care politics, aging, and the welfare state.