Medicare + Economic aspects
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- Medicare, high-expenditure Part B drugs, [James Cosgrove]
- Medicare Advantage, changing networks and effects on consumers : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, Hartford, Connecticut, January 22, 2014
- End-stage renal disease, characteristics of kidney transplant recipients, frequency of transplant failures, and cost to Medicare : report to congressional requesters
- Medicare Advantage, 2011 profits similar to projections for most plans, but higher for plans with specific eligibility requirements : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
- Medicare spending, preliminary findings regarding an approach focusing on physician practice patterns to foster program efficiency : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of A. Bruce Steinwald
- Frequently asked questions about prescription drug pricing and policy, Suzanne M. Kirchhoff, Judith A. Johnson, Susan Thaul
- Medicare physician payments, trends in service utilization, spending, and fees prompt consideration of alternative payment approaches : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of A. Bruce Steinwald
- Roundtable discussion on Medicare physician payment policy, lessons from the private sector : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, June 14, 2012
- Medicare outpatient payments, rates for certain radioactive sources used in brachytherapy could be set prospectively : report to congressional committees
- Medicare, thousands of Medicare providers abuse the federal tax system : report to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
- Dual-eligible beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid, characteristics, health care spending, and evolving policies
- End-stage renal disease, CMS should monitor effect of bundled payment on home dialysis utilization rates : report to congressional committees
- Medicare Advantage organizations, actual expenses and profits compared to projections for 2005
- Medicare secondary payer, additional steps are needed to improve program effectiveness for non-group health plans : report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
- Medicare, payment for ambulatory surgical centers should be based on the hospital outpatient payment system : report to congressional committees
- Medicare Advantage, relationship between benefit package designs and plans' average beneficiary health status : report to congressional requesters
- End-stage renal disease, Medicare should pay a bundled rate for all ESRD items and services : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement for the Record of A. Bruce Steinwald
- End-stage renal disease, CMS should monitor access to and quality of dialysis care promptly after implementation of new bundled payment system : report to congressional requesters
- Medicare Integrity Program, agency approach for allocating funds should be revised : report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
- Health information technology, CMS took steps to improve Its beneficiary eligibility verification system : report to congressional requesters
- End-stage renal disease, CMS should assess adequacy of payment when certain oral drugs are included and ensure availability of quality monitoring data : report to congressional committees
- End-stage renal disease, bundling Medicare's payment for drugs with payment for all ESRD services would promote efficiency and clinical flexibility : report to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
- Medicare coverage of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), Suzanne M. Kirchhoff
- Medicare, thousands of Medicare Part B providers abuse the federal tax system : testimony before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Steven J. Sebastian, John J. Ryan
- Ideas to improve competition in the Medicare program, hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, May 19, 2015
- Improper payments, reported Medicare estimates and key remediation strategies : testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, statement of Kay L. Daly, Kathleen M. King
- Medicare, private sector initiatives to bundle hospital and physician payments for an episode of care, [James C. Cosgrove]
- End-stage renal disease, CMS should improve design and strengthen monitoring of low-volume adjustment : report to congressional committees
- Medicare integrity program, CMS used increased funding for new activities but could improve measurement of program effectiveness : report to congressional requesters
- Medicare Part B drugs, CMS data source for setting payments is practical but concerns remain : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of A. Bruce Steinwald
- Medicare Part B, CMS should take additional steps to verify accuracy of data used to set payment rates for drugs, report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
- Medicare Advantage, substantial excess payments underscore need for CMS to improve accuracy of risk score adjustments : report to congressional requesters
- Medicare, higher use of costly prostate cancer treatment by providers who self-refer warrants scrutiny : report to congressional requesters
- Medicare, focus on physician practice patterns can lead to greater program efficiency : report to congressional committees
- End-stage renal disease, Medicare payments for all ESRD services, including injectable drugs, should be bundled : testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of David M. Walker
- Medicare payment, CMS methodology adequate to estimate national error rate : report to congressional committees
- End-stage renal disease, reduction in drug utilization suggests bundled payment is too high, James Cosgrove
- Medicare physician payment, private-sector initiatives can help inform CMS quality and efficiency incentive efforts : report to congressional requesters
- Healthcare realignment and regulation, the demise of small and solo practices? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulation, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, hearing held July 19, 2012
- Medicare, payment changes are needed for assistants-at-surgery
- Medicare, lack of price transparency may hamper hospitals' ability to be prudent purchasers of implantable medical devices : report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
- Medicare private health plans, selected current issues : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of James Cosgrove
- Roundtable discussion on Medicare physician payment policy, perspectives from physicians : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, July 11, 2012
- Payments to certain Medicare fee-for-service providers, hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, May 15, 2007
- Medicare, higher use of advanced imaging services by providers who self-refer costing Medicare millions : report to congressional requesters
- A comparison of person characteristics and reported conditions for adult Medicare beneficiaries with high and low annual prescription medicine expenditures, 2003, Marie N. Stagnitti
- Physician organization efforts to promote high quality care and implications for Medicare physician payment reform, hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, July 24, 2012
- Exploring options for improving the Medicare physician payment system, hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 6, 2007
- MedPAC's June 2010 report to Congress, aligning incentives in Medicare : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 23, 2010
- Medicare, CMS's proposed approach to set hospital inpatient payments appears promising : report to congressional committees
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