CDHA CAAR

June 12, 2013

CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General Reports – June 12, 2013

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A. “Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligible: 2013″ (OEI-05-13-00090, June 2013, .pdf format, 24p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-13-00090.asp

B. “Comparing Lab Test Payment Rates: Medicare Could Achieve Substantial Savings” (OEI-07-11-00010, June 2013, .pdf format, 48p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-11-00010.asp

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Report, Periodical – June 12, 2013

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A. “Identifying SSA’s Sequential Disability Determination Steps Using Administrative Data,” by Bernard Wixon and Alexander Strand (Research and Statistics Note No. 2013-01, June 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 16p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/rsnotes/rsn2013-01.html

B. SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2013 (June 2013, .pdf and HTML format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2013-05/index.html

CAAR – US House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Hearing Testimony – June 12, 2013

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Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: What Reforms Should Policymakers Consider?” a hearing held June 12, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash format, running time 1 hour 23 minutes).

edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=336686

CAAR – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Brief – June 12, 2013

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Tracking Improvement in the Care of Chronically Ill Patients: A Dartmouth Atlas Brief on Medicare Beneficiaries Near the End of Life,” by David C. Goodman, Elliott S. Fisher, John E. Wennberg, Jonathan S. Skinner, Scott Chasan-Taber, and Kristen K. Bronner (June 2013, .pdf format, 4p.).

www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/tracking-improvement-in-the-care-of-chronically-ill-patients.html

CAAR – Family Caregiver Alliance Periodical – June 12, 2013

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Caregiving PolicyDigest (Vol. 13, No. 3, March 28, 2013).

www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=467

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