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.).
February 21, 2020
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – February 21, 2020
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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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September 30, 2019
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – September 30, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Population Aging and Structural Transformation,” by Javier Cravino, Andrei A. Levchenko, and Marco Rojas (w26327, September 2019, .pdf format, 61p.).
B. “Does Medicare Coverage Improve Cancer Detection and Mortality Outcomes?” by Rebecca Mary Myerson, Reginald Tucker-Seeley, Dana Goldman, and Darius N. Lakdawalla (w26292, September 2019, .pdf format, 72p.).
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September 27, 2019
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – September 27, 2019
“Medicare Part D’s Effect on Evergreening, Generics, and Drug Prices,” by Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher and Gal Wettstein (IB No. 19-14, September 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/medicare-part-ds-effect-on-evergreening-generics-and-drug-prices/
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September 20, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Reports – September 20, 2019
A. “Medicare’s Oversight of Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” (OEI-01-15-00400, September 2019, .pdf format, 27p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-15-00400.asp
B. “Some Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Face Avoidable Extra Steps That Can Delay or Prevent Access to Prescribed Drugs,” (OEI-09-16-00411, September 2019, .pdf format, 33p.).
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September 19, 2019
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – September 19, 2019
“Policy Options for Improving Dental Coverage for People on Medicare,” by Meredith Freed, Lisa Potetz, Gretchen Jacobson, and Tricia Neuman (September 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 21p.).
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September 16, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Service, Office of Inspector General Reports – September 16, 2019
A. “Rebates for Brand Name Drugs in Part D Substantially Reduced the Growth in Spending from 2011 to 2015,” (OEI-03-19-00010, September 2019, .pdf format, 8p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-19-00010.asp
B. “Medicare Incorrectly Paid Providers for Emergency Ambulance Transports From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities,” (A-09-18-03030, September 2019, .pdf format, 15p.).
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – September 16, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Retirement Policy and Annuity Market Equilibria: Evidence from Chile,” by Gastón Illanes and Manisha Padi (w26285, September 2019, .pdf format, 58p.).
B. “Work after Retirement: Worklife Transitions of Career Public Employees,” by Robert L. Clark, Robert G. Hammond, and Siyan Liu (w26272, September 2019, .pdf format, 34p.).
C. “Does Automatic Enrollment Increase Contributions to Supplement Retirement Programs by K-12 and University Employees?” by Robert L. Clark and Denis Pelletier (w26263, September 2019, .pdf format, 31p.).
D. “Primary Care Physician Practice Styles and Patient Care: Evidence from Physician Exits in Medicare,” by Itzik Fadlon and Jessica N. Van Parys (w26269, September 2019, .pdf format, 38p.).
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September 12, 2019
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Hearing Transcript – September 12, 2019
– An agenda and transcript of the September 5-6, 2019 meeting is available.
medpac.gov/-public-meetings-/meeting-details/september-2019-public-meeting
Transcript (.pdf format, 364p.):
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September 11, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – September 11, 2019
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Could Use Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Data To Identify High-Risk Home Health Agencies,” (A-05-17-00035, September 2019, .pdf format, 16p.).
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September 9, 2019
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Brief – September 9, 2019
“Telehealth and Medicare: What Is Covered,” by Winifred V. Quinn (August 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2019/telehealth-and-medicare-what-is-covered.html
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September 6, 2019
CAAR – American Enterprise Institute Brief – September 6, 2019
“Medicare reform can no longer be ignored: Warnings from the 2019 Medicare trustees report,” by Joseph Antos and Robert E. Moffit (September 2019, .pdf format, 10p.).
Medicare reform can no longer be ignored: Warnings from the 2019 Medicare trustees report
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August 28, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – August 28, 2019
“Medicare Part D Is Still Paying Millions for Drugs Already Paid for Under the Part A Hospice Benefit,” (A-06-17-08004, August 2019, .pdf format, 21p.).
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August 23, 2019
CAAR – Urban Institute Report – August 23, 2019
“The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Medicare Enrollees’ Access to Physician Services,” by Fredric Blavin (August 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 15p.).
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August 22, 2019
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – August 22, 2019
“Medicaid Enrollment and Capitation Rates: Evidence from Medicare Part D,” by Laura D. Quinby and Gal Wettstein (IB No. 19-13, August 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 6p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/medicaid-enrollment-and-capitation-rates-evidence-from-medicare-part-d/
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – August 22, 2019
“The Facts on Medicare Spending and Financing,” by Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed (August 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/the-facts-on-medicare-spending-and-financing/
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August 19, 2019
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – August 19, 2019
“Medicare Part B Drug Payments: Impact of Price Substitutions Based on 2017 Average Sales Prices,” (OEI-03-19-00260, August 2019, .pdf format, 12p.).
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