Medicare Advantage payment policy

Medicare Advantage payment policy

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
NHPF background paper
Contributor(s):
Merlis, Mark.
George Washington University. National Health Policy Forum.
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : George Washington University, [2007]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Medicare -- economics
Prospective Payment System
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are an important source of supplemental benefits for many Medicare beneficiaries. Often, MA plans are able to finance these extra benefits only because Medicare is paying them more than it would have spent to cover the same beneficiaries on a fee-for-service basis. As Congress considers curbing MA plan payments, this background paper explains how MA plans are paid and reviews recent trends in plan participation and enrollment. It then considers key issues raised by proposals to change the payment system.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
22 leaves
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101318134 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101318134