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Chartbook Examines Medicare's Current Fiscal Challenges
Incorporating data from the 2009 Medicare Trustees' Report, this chartpack examine the fiscal challenges facing the Medicare program as well as the public's views on confronting them.

Talking About Medicare: Your Guide to Understanding the Program
This new, online consumer guide helps people on Medicare and their family members and caregivers to make informed decisions about their health care.

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Medicare Prescription Drug Plans in 2009 and Key Changes Since 2006: Summary of Findings -- June 2009
This report summarizes findings from a series of Medicare Part D 2009 Data Spotlights documenting changes in drug coverage and costs since 2006 and finds, in many ways, beneficiaries over time are paying more for less generous benefits.

Medicare Part D 2009 Data Spotlight: Specialty Tiers -- June 2009
This Data Spotlight examines use of the specialty tier in Medicare Part D drug plans, including the numbers and kinds of drugs included on specialty tiers and what beneficiaries pay for those drugs.

Medicare's Role for Women -- June 2009
This fact sheet examines the demographic profile of women on Medicare, including their health and income status, the program's benefits and cost-sharing requirements, and the prevalence of supplemental coverage to fill gaps in Medicare’s coverage.

Medicare Spending and Financing Fact Sheet -- May 2009
This updated fact sheet provides an overview of spending on the Medicare program, how the program is financed, and Medicare’s future financial outlook. It includes the latest available data on Medicare financing.

Update on Medicare Spending and Financing and Highlights from the 2009 Medicare Trustees' Report -- May 2009
Incorporating data from the 2009 Medicare Trustees' Report, this chartpack examine the fiscal challenges facing the Medicare program as well as the public's views on confronting them.

Choosing a Medicare Part D Plan: Are Medicare Beneficiaries Choosing Low-Cost Plans? -- March 2009
This study finds that most Part D enrollees did not choose one of the lowest-cost drug plans offered in their area in 2006. The analysis models the approach seniors were advised to follow in choosing a plan based on their current medication regimen.

Retiree Health VEBAs: A New Twist On An Old Paradigm -- March 2009
This issue brief provides an overview of stand-alone Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association trusts, through which employers have been able to rid themselves of future obligations to pay retiree health benefits in exchange for making a significant payment to designed to approximate the projected cost of these benefits. The paper include three case studies, including the VEBAs at the Big Three automakers.

Revisiting 'Skin in the Game' Among Medicare Beneficiaries: An Updated Analysis of the Increasing Financial Burden of Health Care Spending From 1997 to 2005 -- February 2009
This data update finds the financial burden of out-of-pocket health care spending by Medicare beneficiaries increasing between 1997 and 2005.

Health Care on a Budget: An Analysis of Spending by Medicare Households -- February 2009
This report by Kaiser researchers finds that out-of-pocket health care spending accounted for a significant share of all expenditures for Medicare households –- less than housing but about the same as transportation and food.

Medicare: A Primer -- December 2008
This primer provides an overview of the Medicare program, how it is structured, who it serves, and how it works.

This report summarizes findings from a series of Medicare Part D 2009 Data Spotlights documenting changes in drug coverage and costs since 2006 and finds, in many ways, beneficiaries over time are paying more for less generous benefits.

This Data Spotlight examines use of the specialty tier in Medicare Part D drug plans, including the numbers and kinds of drugs included on specialty tiers and what beneficiaries pay for those drugs.

This fact sheet examines the demographic profile of women on Medicare, including their health and income status, the program's benefits and cost-sharing requirements, and the prevalence of supplemental coverage to fill gaps in Medicare’s coverage.

This updated fact sheet provides an overview of spending on the Medicare program, how the program is financed, and Medicare’s future financial outlook. It includes the latest available data on Medicare financing.

Incorporating data from the 2009 Medicare Trustees' Report, this chartpack examine the fiscal challenges facing the Medicare program as well as the public's views on confronting them.

This study finds that most Part D enrollees did not choose one of the lowest-cost drug plans offered in their area in 2006. The analysis models the approach seniors were advised to follow in choosing a plan based on their current medication regimen.

This issue brief provides an overview of stand-alone Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association trusts, through which employers have been able to rid themselves of future obligations to pay retiree health benefits in exchange for making a significant payment to designed to approximate the projected cost of these benefits. The paper include three case studies, including the VEBAs at the Big Three automakers.

This data update finds the financial burden of out-of-pocket health care spending by Medicare beneficiaries increasing between 1997 and 2005.

This report by Kaiser researchers finds that out-of-pocket health care spending accounted for a significant share of all expenditures for Medicare households –- less than housing but about the same as transportation and food.

This primer provides an overview of the Medicare program, how it is structured, who it serves, and how it works.

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Medicare: People on Medicare

Medicare covers a population with diverse needs and circumstances. While many beneficiaries enjoy good health, a quarter or more have serious health problems and live with multiple chronic conditions, including cognitive and functional impairments. Most people with Medicare live on modest incomes. Today, 43% of all Medicare beneficiaries are between 65 and 74 years old and 12% are 85 or older. Those who are 85 or older are the fastest-growing age group among elderly Medicare beneficiaries. With the aging and growth of the population, the number of Medicare beneficiaries more than doubled between 1966 and 2000 and is projected to grow from 45 million today to 79 million in 2030.