Instability and Inequity in Medicare+Choice: The Impact for Medicare Beneficiaries
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Jennifer Stuber, Geraldine Dallek, Claire Edwards, et al.
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Instability and Inequity in Medicare+Choice: The Impact for Medicare Beneficiaries, Jennifer Stuber, Geraldine Dallek, Claire Edwards, et al., The Commonwealth Fund, January 2002
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This report examines recent changes in seven Medicare+Choice markets (Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis.St. Paul, New York City, Tampa. St. Petersburg, and Tucson) and the effects of these changes on Medicare beneficiaries. The analysis is based on data collected during site visits and follow-up interviews in 1999 and 2000, as well as a survey of newspaper articles and other relevant documents and analysis of data from several sources, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Project staff interviewed Medicare+Choice plan representatives, community leaders and advocacy groups, provider and provider organization executives, and CMS regional staff. Project staff also conducted eight focus groups with Medicare beneficiaries in Houston, Minneapolis, and Tucson.
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Instability and Inequity in Medicare+Choice: The Impact for Medicare Beneficiaries, Jennifer Stuber, Geraldine Dallek, Claire Edwards, et al., The Commonwealth Fund, January 2002