Medicare

Lessons from Medicare+Choice for Medicare reform.

C urrent discussions of the future of Medicare include proposals to increase the enrollment of beneficiaries in private health insurance plans. These proposals would provide incentives for beneficiaries to join private plans, rely on more loosely structured health plans such as preferred provider organizations (PPOs), change the way health plans are paid, and in some cases create competition be...

Medicare uncertainties.

Medicare Expansion

zation for actuaries of all specialties within the United States. The Academy is nonpartisan and assists the public po l i cy p rocess by providing indepe n d e n t, a ct u a rial information to elected officials and regulators. This issue brief is intended to bring the actuarial perspective into the public discussion of the issues and was pre p a red by the Academy Work Group on Medicare Expan...

Medicare Eligible

Medicare Beneficiaries

About 13 percent of Medicare beneficiaries receive some assistance from Medicaid. States “buy in” Medicare coverage for these low-income beneficiaries. For those eligible, states also provide benefits beyond those covered by Medicare. Buy-in beneficiaries are different from other Medicare beneficiaries in many ways. They have lower incomes, which is consistent with the policy intent. They use m...