Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780139558085
Category : Medical care, Cost of
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
What You Need to Know about the New Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780139558085
Category : Medical care, Cost of
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act and Long-term Care
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aged
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Medicare Has Improved Catastrophic Protection and Other New Benefits
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catastrophic health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Catastrophic Politics
Author: Richard HimelfarbPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271039760
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
The Medicare Handbook
Author: The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act and Its Impact on Public Employee Health Plans
Author: California. Legislature. Assembly. Public Employees, Retirement & Social Security CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government employees' health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Medicare Catastrophic Act
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catastrophic health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Medicare Coverage of Catastrophic Health Care Costs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catastrophic health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Medicare Catastrophic Act
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289106607
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
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.
Medicare Catastrophic Coverage
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on FinancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catastrophic health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description