Medicare is a federal health insurance program that primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older. Establish in 1965, the program expanded in 1972 to cover younger Americans who have a long term disability. Medicare consists of four different parts: Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, Part B covers physician visits, outpatient services and preventative care, Part C covers the Medicare Advantage program, and Part 4 covers outpatient prescription drugs through contracted plans. Medicare reimbursement rates often play a role in the reimbursement rates that private healthcare plans offer.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation consistently works with policymakers, providers and other key stakeholders to construct and test alternative payment and delivery models. Medicare has tested a variety of new models, most of which focus on shifting the emphasis to quality care and provide incentives for hospitals and providers to lower spending and decrease cost to patients, while providing higher quality care.
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Medicare Aims to Improve Coordinating Seniors' Chronic Care | Associated Press | January 12, 2015 |
Multiple Pay Cuts Hit Doctors In 2015 | Forbes | January 1, 2015 |
Doctors brace for return of financial pain as 2-year Medicaid raise expires | Columbus Business First | December 17, 2014 |
Budget Bill Gets Thumbs Down From Physician Groups:SGR fix, Medicaid pay bump remain unaddressed | MedPage Today | December 12, 2014 |
Medicare to Finally Pay Doctors for Care They Were Giving Away | Health Leaders Media | November 13, 2014 |
PCPCC 2014 Annual Fall Conference Opens Today | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative | November 12, 2014 |
Horizon's newest Medicare Advantage plan encourages use of 'patient-centered' practices | NJBIZ | October 17, 2014 |
'The Health Care System Falls Apart When You're A Complex Patient' | Kaiser Health News | October 1, 2014 |
Legislation Aims for More ACO Flexibility | September 29, 2014 | |
House Bill Would Allow ACOs To Expand Use of Telehealth Services | iHealthBeat | September 26, 2014 |