The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act And Its Impact On Public Employee Health Plans
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Author | : California. Legislature. Assembly. Public Employees, Retirement & Social Security Committee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Government employees' health insurance |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Aged |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Catastrophic health insurance |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Aged |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Health insurance |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard Himelfarb |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0271039760 |
Author | : U S Government Accountability Office (G |
Publisher | : BiblioGov |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2013-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781289106607 |
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCCA) to identify options for restructuring benefits and financing, due to congressional and public concern regarding increased premiums. GAO found that: (1) MCCA, which authorized substantial increased protection for Medicare beneficiaries who incurred large health care expenses, established a catastrophic premium, a prescription drug premium, and a supplemental premium for higher-income beneficiaries, to pay for increased Medicare costs; (2) enhanced hospital insurance benefits included decreased inpatient services deductibles, a maximum beneficiary liability for skilled nursing facility services, more intensive home care services, and unlimited coverage for hospice care; and (3) enhanced supplementary medical insurance benefits included a cap on beneficiary cost-sharing, respite care benefits, mammography screening, and increased prescription drug coverage. GAO also found that alternatives to funding MCCA from beneficiary premiums included: (1) increasing hospital insurance tax rates paid by active workers and employers; (2) raising such general revenues as cigarette and alcohol taxes; (3) funding enhanced benefits in the same manner as regular benefits and new benefits entirely from beneficiaries; (4) repealing or modifying some or all the enhanced benefits; (5) redistributing MCCA funding among beneficiaries; (6) repealing or phasing out MCCA; and (7) making MCCA optional.
Author | : United States. Internal Revenue Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Coinsurance |
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Author | : Amy Finkelstein |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2014-12-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0231538685 |
Addressing the challenge of covering heath care expenses—while minimizing economic risks. Moral hazard—the tendency to change behavior when the cost of that behavior will be borne by others—is a particularly tricky question when considering health care. Kenneth J. Arrow’s seminal 1963 paper on this topic (included in this volume) was one of the first to explore the implication of moral hazard for health care, and Amy Finkelstein—recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic—here examines this issue in the context of contemporary American health care policy. Drawing on research from both the original RAND Health Insurance Experiment and her own research, including a 2008 Health Insurance Experiment in Oregon, Finkelstein presents compelling evidence that health insurance does indeed affect medical spending and encourages policy solutions that acknowledge and account for this. The volume also features commentaries and insights from other renowned economists, including an introduction by Joseph P. Newhouse that provides context for the discussion, a commentary from Jonathan Gruber that considers provider-side moral hazard, and reflections from Joseph E. Stiglitz and Kenneth J. Arrow. “Reads like a fireside chat among a group of distinguished, articulate health economists.” —Choice
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Aged |
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