“Medicare Finances: Findings of the 2020 Trustees Report,” by Bethany Cole (Health Policy Brief, No. 16, April 2020, .pdf format, 10p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2020/medicare-finances-findings-2020-trustees-report
April 28, 2020
CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Report – April 28, 2020
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April 27, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – April 27, 2020
“Medicare Beneficiaries’ Financial Security Before the Coronavirus Pandemic,” by Wyatt Koma, Tricia Neuman, Gretchen Jacobson, and Karen Smith (April 2020, HTML format).
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April 23, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – April 23, 2020
“A Dozen Facts About Medicare Advantage in 2020,” by Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman (April 2020, HTML format).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-dozen-facts-about-medicare-advantage-in-2020/
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April 22, 2020
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Report – April 22, 2020
“2020 Annual Report Of The Boards Of Trustees Of The Federal Hospital Insurance And Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds,” (April 2020, .pdf format, 249p.).
www.cms.gov/files/document/2020-medicare-trustees-report.pdf
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April 15, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – April 15, 2020
“How Much More Than Medicare Do Private Insurers Pay? A Review of the Literature,” by Eric Lopez, Tricia Neuman, Gretchen Jacobson, and Larry Levitt (April 2020, HTML format).
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April 7, 2020
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Committee Hearing Testimony – April 7, 2020
– An agenda and transcript of the April 2-3, 2020 meeting is available.
medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/april-2020-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 147p.):
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CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Research Letter Abstract – April 7, 2020
“Medicare Enrollment Among Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease Receiving Dialysis in Outpatient Facilities Between 2005 and 2016,” by Abby Hoffman, Caroline E. Sloan, Matthew L. Maciejewski, and Virginia Wang (Vol. 323, No. 13, April 7, 2020, p. 1314-1316).
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March 31, 2020
CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Report
“Examining Approaches to Expand Medicare Eligibility: Key Design Options and Implications,” by Elizabeth Docteur, Renée M. Landers, Bethany Cole, Marilyn Moon, and Cori Uccello (March 2020, .pdf format, 177p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2020/examining-approaches-expand-medicare-eligibility-key-design
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March 30, 2020
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Committee Hearing Testimony – March 30, 2020
– An agenda and transcript of the March 5-6, 2020 meeting is available.
medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/march-2020-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 377p.):
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March 23, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – March 23, 2020
“Examining Current Medicare Part D Policies for Extended Supplies of Medication,” by Juliette Cubanski, Karyn Schwartz, and Anthony Damico (March 2020, HTML format).
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March 16, 2020
CAAR – US Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report – March 16, 2020
“Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy,” (March 2020, .pdf format, 531p.).
www.medpac.gov/docs/default-source/reports/mar20_entirereport_sec.pdf
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CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – March 16, 2020
“Medicare and Medicaid: Alignment of Managed Care Plans for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries,” (GAO-20-319, March 2020, .pdf format, 36p.).
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March 10, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Service, Office of Inspector General Report – March 10, 2020
“Key Medicare Tools To Safeguard Against Pharmacy Fraud and Inappropriate Billing Do Not Apply to Part D,” (OEI-02-15-00440, March 2020, .pdf format, 16p.).
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March 6, 2020
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Hearing Transcript – March 6, 2020
– An agenda and transcript of the January 16-17, 2020 meeting is available.
www.medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/january-2020-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 479p.):
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March 2, 2020
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – March 2, 2020
“Medicare: Information on Medicare-Dependent Hospitals,” (GAO-20-300, February 2020, .pdf format, 46p.).
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February 21, 2020
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – February 21, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Drug Firms’ Payments and Physicians’ Prescribing Behavior in Medicare Part D,” by Colleen Carey, Ethan M.J. Lieber, and Sarah Miller (w26751, February 2020, .pdf format, 52p.).
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February 20, 2020
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – February 20, 2020
“Problems Paying Medical Bills, 2018,” by Amy E. Cha and Robin A. Cohen (Data Brief No. 357, February 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
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February 5, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – February 5, 2020
“Utilization of ACP CPT codes among high-need Medicare beneficiaries in 2017: A brief report,” by Amanda J. Reich, Ginger Jin, Avni Gupta, Dae Kim, Stuart Lipstiz, Holly G. Prigerson, Jennifer Tjia, Keren Ladin, Scott D. Halpern, Zara Cooper, and Joel S. Weissman (PLoS ONE 15(2): e0228553. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228553, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0228553
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CAAR – Table of Contents – February 6, 2020
Health Affairs (Vol. 39, No. 2, February 2020).
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January 28, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – January 28, 2020
“CMS’s Implementation of a 2014 Policy Change Resulted in Improvements in the Reporting of Coverage Gap Discounts Under Medicare Part D,” (A-07-16-06067, January 2020, .pdf format, 14p.).
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January 27, 2020
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Memorandum – January 27, 2020
“Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Medicare Beneficiaries with Advanced Cancer,” (CAG-00450R, January 2020).
www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=296
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January 21, 2020
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Hearing Transcript – January 21, 2020
– An agenda and transcript of the December 5-6, 2019 meeting is available.
www.medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/december-2019-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 412p.):
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January 16, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – January 16, 2020
“CMS’s Controls Over Assigning Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers and Mailing New Medicare Cards Were Generally Effective but Could Be Improved in Some Areas,” (A-09-19-03003, January 2020, .pdf format, 16p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – January 17, 2020
A. “Healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias,” by Brian Downer, Soham Al Snih, Mukaila Raji, Lin-Na Chou, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S. Markides, and Kenneth J. Ottenbacher (PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227681. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227681, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227681
B. “Staging dementia based on caregiver reported patient symptoms: Implications from a latent class analysis,” by Qi Yuan, Tee Hng Tan, Peizhi Wang, Fiona Devi, Hui Lin Ong, Edimansyah Abdin, Magadi Harish, Richard Goveas, Li Ling Ng, Siow Ann Chong, and Mythily Subramaniam (PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227857. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227857, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227857
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January 8, 2020
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Briefs – January 8, 2020
A. “How Big Is the Government Subsidy for Medicare Part D?” by Alicia H. Munnell, Gal Wettstein and Wenliang Hou (IB No. 19-20, December 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 5p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-big-is-the-government-subsidy-for-medicare-part-d/
B. “How Will Emerging Computers Affect Older Workers by 2040?” by Anek Belbase and Andrew D. Eschtruth (IB No. 20-1, January 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 6p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-will-emerging-computers-affect-older-workers-by-2040/
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December 27, 2019
CAAR – Commonwealth Fund Brief – December 27, 2019
“The Slowdown in Medicare Spending Growth for Baby Boomers and Older Beneficiaries,” by Laura M. Keohane, Lucas Stewart, and Melinda B. Buntin (December 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
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December 18, 2019
CAAR – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Article – December 18, 2019
“Hospitalizations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries — United States, 1999–2017,” by Fang Xu, Anne G. Wheaton, Yong Liu, Hua Lu, and Kurt J. Greenlund (Vol. 68, No. 49, December 13, 2019, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1134-1138).
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December 12, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – December 12, 2019
“Billions in Estimated Medicare Advantage Payments From Chart Reviews Raise Concerns,” (OEI-03-17-00470, December 2019, .pdf format, 39p.).
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December 9, 2019
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Hearing Transcript – December 9, 2019
– An agenda and transcript of the November 7-8, 2019 meeting is available.
www.medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/november-2019-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 410p.):
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December 2, 2019
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – December 2, 2019
“No Itch to Switch: Few Medicare Beneficiaries Switch Plans During the Open Enrollment Period,” by Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 4p.).
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November 27, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Service, Office of Inspector General Report – November 27, 2019
“Hospitals Received Millions in Excessive Outlier Payments Because CMS Limits the Reconciliation Process,” (A-05-16-00060, November 2019, .pdf format, 19p.).
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – November 27, 2019
“A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries,” by Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 27p.).
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November 26, 2019
November 22, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – November 22, 2019
“Registered Nurses Did Not Always Visit Medicare Beneficiaries’ Homes At Least Once Every 14 Days To Assess The Quality of Care and Services Provided by Hospice Aides,” (A-09-18-03022, November 2019, .pdf format, 14p.).
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November 21, 2019
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – November 21, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Does One Medicare Fit All? The Economics of Uniform Health Insurance Benefits,” by Mark Shepard, Katherine Baicker, and Jonathan S. Skinner (w26472, November 2019, .pdf format, 43p.).
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CAAR – Rand Corporation Report – November 21, 2019
“Medicare for 50-to-64-Year-Olds: Assessing the Effects of Allowing Older Adults to Buy Into the Medicare Program,” by Christine Eibner, Raffaele Vardavas, Sarah A. Nowak, Jodi L. Liu, and Preethi Rao (RR4246, 2019, .pdf format, 54p.).
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November 18, 2019
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – November 18, 2019
“Medicare Hospice Care: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen CMS Oversight of Hospice Providers,” (GAO-20-10, October 2019, .pdf format, 41p.).
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – November 18, 2019
“Medicare Part D: A First Look at Prescription Drug Plans in 2020,” by Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 18p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-part-d-a-first-look-at-prescription-drug-plans-in-2020/
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November 12, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Service, Office of Inspector General Report – November 12, 2019
“Medicare Made Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Overpayments for Chronic Care Management Services,” (A-07-17-05101, November 2019, .pdf format, 13p.).
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October 28, 2019
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – October 28, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Implications of Money-Back Guarantees for Individual Retirement Accounts: Protection Then and Now,” by Vanya Horneff, Daniel Liebler, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (w26406, October 2019, .pdf format, 56p.).
B. “Spending Reductions in the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Selection or Savings?” by J. Michael McWilliams, Laura A. Hatfield, Bruce E. Landon, and Michael E. Chernew (w26403, October 2019, .pdf format, 60p.).
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October 25, 2019
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – October 25, 2019
“Medicare Advantage 2020 Spotlight: First Look,” by Gretchen Jacobson, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-advantage-2020-spotlight-first-look/
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October 23, 2019
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Brief – October 23, 2019
“Assessing Drug Price Increases in Medicare Part D and the Implications of Inflation Limits,” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf format, 6p.).
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October 17, 2019
CAAR – US House Ways and Means Committee Hearing Testimony – October 17, 2019
“Investing in the U.S. Health System by Lowering Drug Prices, Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs, and Improving Medicare Benefits,” a hearing held October 17, 2019 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time hour minutes).
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – October 17, 2019
“What’s the Latest on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations?” by Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Sarah True, and Meredith Freed (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 11p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/whats-the-latest-on-medicare-drug-price-negotiations/
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October 16, 2019
CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Working Paper – October 16, 2019
“CBO’s Medicare Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Model: A Technical Description,” by Noelia Duchovny, Jamease Kowalczyk, Scott Laughery, and Sarah Sajewski (Working Paper 2019-08, October 2019, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
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October 15, 2019
CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Letter – October 15, 2019
“Effects of Drug Price Negotiation Stemming From Title 1 of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, on Spending and Revenues Related to Part D of Medicare,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 17p.).
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October 14, 2019
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – October 14, 2019
“How Will The Medicare Part D Benefit Change Under Current Law and Leading Proposals?” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 6p.).
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October 10, 2019
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – October 10, 2019
“Medicare: Spending on Certain Disposable Wound Care Devices in Home Health,” (GAO-20-42R, October 2019, .pdf format, 9p.).
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CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Hearing Transcript – October 10, 2019
– An agenda and transcript of the October 3-4, 2019 meeting is available.
www.medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/october-2019-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 354p.):
www.medpac.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/october-2019-transcripts.pdf?sfvrsn=0
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October 1, 2019
CAAR – Commonwealth Fund Chart – October 1, 2019
“Key Provisions of Proposals on Drug Price Negotiation, Inflation Rebates, and Medicare Part D Redesign,” (September 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 2p.).
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