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16204334

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
The proposed Part E, Medicare Extra, outlined in this paper adds a comprehensive benefit option to Medicare, eliminating the need for beneficiaries to purchase a private drug plan and Medigap supplemental coverage. Financed by a budget-neutral beneficiary premium, it has the advantages of greater simplicity, efficiency, and value without adding to federal costs. Beneficiaries now enrolled in Medigap plans would save money, as could employers by choosing a lower-cost alternative to current retiree health plans. Eliminating some of the excess payments to Medicare Advantage plans would yield savings that could be used to help finance premium subsidies for low-income beneficiaries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0278-2715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
Suppl Web Exclusives
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
W5-442-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Medicare extra: a comprehensive benefit option for Medicare beneficiaries.
pubmed:affiliation
Commonwealth Fund, New York City, USA. kd@cmwf.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article