The Medicare Program: Panorama General De Medicare June 29, 1998 Fact Sheet Que Es El Medicare Y Como Se Financia? Medicare es un programa de seguro medico nacional que atiende a 39 millones de ancianos y discapacitados. Antes de la existencia del Medicare, menos de la mitad de todos los norteamericanos de edad avanzada contaban con un seguro medico. Hoy en dia,…
Medicare Managed Care (Spanish) June 29, 1998 Fact Sheet Medicare Managed Care (Spanish)Fact Sheet: The Medicare Program: Funcion de Medicare Para Latinos
Medicare Beneficiaries and HMOs: A Case Study of the Tampa-St. Petersburg Market June 29, 1998 Report This case study of the evolution of Medicare managed care in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, is one of four in a series being prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., for the Kaiser Family Foundation to examine the growth and impact of Medicare managed care. The Medicare risk (HMO) program has developed…
Welfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants May 30, 1998 Report This report presents the findings of researchers at the National Academy on Aging on welfare reform and elderly legal imigrants. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Actof 1996 included an array of structural reforms affecting access to cash assistance programs such as AFDC and SSI as well as Medicaid.…
Welfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants – Report May 30, 1998 Report Welfare Reform and Elderly Legal Immigrants Prepared by: Robert B. Friedland and Veena Pankaj National Academy on Aging, Washington DC July 1997 Prepared for: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is an independentnational health philanthropy and is not associated…
Medicare Beneficiaries and HMOs: A Case Study of the New York City Market May 30, 1998 Report Report: Medicare Beneficiaries and HMOs: A Case Study of the New York City Market
Medicare Beneficiaries and HMOs: Highlights of Los Angeles and New York City Medicare HMO Markets January 30, 1998 Fact Sheet A growing number of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolling in Medicare HMOs as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program. However, Medicare HMO enrollment has not grown uniformly in market areas across the country. Case studies conducted by researchers at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. for The Kaiser Family Foundation describe the…
The Medicare Program: Servicios De Salud Administrados Por Medicare December 30, 1997 Fact Sheet Panorama General: Medicare proporciona servicios de salud a casi 39 millones de norteamericanos, incluyendo aproximadamente a 34 millones de ancianos y a 5 millones de discapacitados. La gran mayoria de estas personas cubren sus gastos medicos directamente mediante el programa tradicional de “pago por servicio,” mientras que el 15 porciento…
Retiree Health Trends and Implications of Possible Medicare Reforms November 29, 1997 Fact Sheet The availability of employer-sponsored retiree health benefits from large companies has declined since 1991, according to a new study conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Hewitt Associates LLC. The study also shows that the number of big businesses charging premiums, tightening eligibility requirements, encouraging use of managed care, and…
Expanding Private Options in Medicare: Implications for Beneficiaries, Health Plans and the Program October 30, 1997 Report Report:
