This brief details private plan options available to people on Medicare, including Medicare Advantage plans (such as … Medicare HMOs, PPOs, and private fee-for-service plans) and new stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs). In 2006, all … continue to be more common in urban areas. Special needs plans serving beneficiaries eligible for Medicare and Medicaid …

Medicare drug benefit could save states up to $6.8 billion annually and help them avoid cuts in Medicaid services. For a …

The Medicare drug benefit that Congress created in 2003 aims to provide more private plan options for senior and … disabled beneficiaries in Medicare, with increased payments to attract sponsors and to support added benefits attractive to …,314 Medicare Advantage plans and 1,429 stand-alone prescription drug plans being offered. Beneficiaries in most states have a large …

of Medicare post-acute care. …

(SSI), Medicare, and Medicaid for income support and health care. …

States that contract with health plans to provide comprehensive Medicare and Medicaid services for dually eligible …

In July 2012, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) awarded cooperative agreements to a select group of … programs proposing innovative ways to improve the quality and lower the cost of care for Medicare, Medicaid, and Childrenâ …

The Affordable Care Act authorized the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in the Centers for Medicare … on Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Improvement Program (CHIP) services while maintaining or improving …