CDHA CAAR

“Medicare-Covered Older Adults Are Satisfied with Their Coverage, Have Similar Access to Care as Privately-Insured Adults Ages 50 to 64, And Fewer Report Cost-Related Problems,” by Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Karyn Schwartz, and Tricia Neuman (May 2021, HTML format).

www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-covered-older-adults-are-satisfied-with-their-coverage-have-similar-access-to-care-as-privately-insured-adults-ages-50-to-64-and-fewer-report-cost-related-problems/

“How Agents Influence Medicare Beneficiaries’ Plan Choices,” by Riaz Ali, Aimee Cicchiello, Morgan Hanger, Lesley Hellow, Ken Williams, and Gretchen Jacobson (April 2021, HTML format).

www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/apr/how-agents-influence-medicare-beneficiaries-plan-choices

“A Snapshot of Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries in 2018,” by Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman (March 2021, HTML format).

www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-snapshot-of-sources-of-coverage-among-medicare-beneficiaries-in-2018/

– An agenda and transcript of the March 4-5, 2021 meeting is available.

medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/march-2021-public-meeting

Transcript (.pdf format, 365p.):

medpac.gov/docs/default-source/meeting-materials/mar21_meeting_transcript_sec.pdf?sfvrsn=0

“Medicare Part B: Payments and Use for Selected New, High-Cost Drugs,” (GAO-21-252, March 2021, .pdf format, 30p.).

www.gao.gov/products/GAO-21-252

“Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits: A Look at Availability and Enrollment,” by Thomas Kornfield, Matt Kazan, Miryam Frieder, Robin Duddy-Tenbrunsel, Shruthi Donthi, and Alessandra Fix (February 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 18p.).

www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/feb/medicare-advantage-plans-supplemental-benefits

A. “Rationalizing a Medicare Buy-In Policy for Adults Ages 50 to 64 That Builds on the ACA,” by Bowen Garrett (February 2021, .pdf format, 9p.).

www.urban.org/research/publication/rationalizing-medicare-buy-policy-adults-ages-50-64-builds-aca

B. “The Direct Impact of Medicare Spending on Employment and Tax Revenue,” by Richard W. Johnson and Erald Kolasi (February 2021, .pdf format, 21p.).

www.urban.org/research/publication/direct-impact-medicare-spending-employment-and-tax-revenue

“Medicare Severe Wound Care: Spending Declines May Reflect Site of Care Changes; Limited Information Is Available on Quality,” (GAO-21-92, January 2021, .pdf format, 39p.).

www.gao.gov/products/GAO-21-92

– An agenda and transcript of the November 9-10, 2020 meeting is available.

medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/november-2020-public-meeting

Transcript (.pdf format, 338p.):

medpac.gov/docs/default-source/meeting-materials/nov2020_medpac_transcript_sec.pdf

“CMS’s Monitoring Activities for Ensuring That Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Report Complete and Accurate Data on Quality Measures Were Generally Effective, but There Were Weaknesses That Could Be Improved,” (A-09-18-03033, September 2020, .pdf format, 19p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91803033.asp

“Billions in Estimated Medicare Advantage Payments From Diagnoses Reported Only on Health Risk Assessments Raise Concerns,” (OEI-03-17-00471, September 2020, .pdf format, 41p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-03-17-00471.asp

“Money Can’t Buy Me Love, but It Might Buy Me Medicare: An Analysis of the Impact of a Medicare Buy-In Policy on Employers,” by Jake Spiegel (September 2020, .pdf format, 24p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access.

www.ebri.org/content/money-can-t-buy-me-love-but-it-might-buy-me-medicare-an-analysis-of-the-impact-of-a-medicare-buy-in-policy-on-employers

“Medicare Contractors Were Not Consistent in How They Reviewed Extrapolated Overpayments in the Provider Appeals Process,” (August 2020, .pdf format, 23p.)

oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51800024.asp