Medicare Committee

Medicare Committee

This committee provides an oversight role for task forces and work groups established to address Medicare reform initiatives on behalf of the Health Practice Council.

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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

The Medicare Committee released an issue brief, Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance, that examines the findings of the 2024 Medicare Trustees Report with respect to program...
Date Published: 05/08/2024
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Committee Comments to CMS on Cost-Sharing Payments Program’s Maximum Monthly Cap

The Health Practice Council’s Medicare Committee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the draft part one guidance for the Maximum Monthly Cap...
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

The Medicare Committee released an issue brief focusing on the near and long-term financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2023 Medicare Trustees Report.
Date Published: 04/13/2023
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

The Medicare Committee released an issue brief on the financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2022 Medicare Trustees Report.
Date Published: 06/03/2022
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Statement for the Record on the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Future of Medicare Financing

Medicare Committee Chairperson Rina Vertes and Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal...
Date Published: 02/11/2022
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2021 annual review of the Medicare program’s trustees.
Date Published: 09/03/2021
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the three fundamental long-range financing challenges facing the Medicare program.
Date Published: 04/24/2019
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Subcommittee Comment Letter on Prescription Drug Rebate Proposed Rule

Medicare Subcommittee comments on the proposed rule regarding the removal of safe harbor protection for rebates involving prescription pharmaceuticals and the creation of new safe harbor...
Date Published: 04/03/2019
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the three fundamental long-range financing challenges facing the Medicare program.
Date Published: 06/12/2018
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

care Subcommittee issue brief on significant concerns about Medicare’s long-term financial health. 
Date Published: 07/19/2017
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Comments to House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on Medicare

Medicare Subcommittee comments to House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on preserving and strengthening the Medicare program.
Date Published: 06/01/2017
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on significant concerns about Medicare’s long-term financial health. 
Date Published: 06/24/2016
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

care Subcommittee issue brief on significant concerns about Medicare’s long-term financial health.
Date Published: 06/24/2016
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Work Group Responses on Recommendations for Medicare Modifications

Medicare Supplemental Work Group responses to questions regarding the work group’s recommendations on modifications to the Medicare supplement refund formula.
Date Published: 11/10/2015
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Medicare at 50: Medicare Advantage Plans

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief that examines the potential for Medicare Advantage plans to improve quality of care at lower prices as part the Medicare@50 series.
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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Medicare at 50: Does It Meet the Needs of the Beneficiaries

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief in the Medicare at 50 series exploring the benefits available under the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program, as well as Medicare Advantage and...
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Medicare at 50: Is It Sustainable for 50 More Years?

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief in the Medicare at 50 series exploring the financial challenges facing the Medicare program and highlighting the need for policy options to ensure the program's...
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Medicare at 50: Who Are the Beneficiaries?

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief in the Medicare at 50 series examining the diverse needs and characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries.
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Medicare Subcommittee Issue Brief on Trustees' Report

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief, “Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance,” on significant concerns about Medicare’s long-term financial health.
Date Published: 07/24/2015
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Work Group Presentation on Medicare Supplement Refund Formula Recommendation

Medicare Supplement Work Group presentation to the NAIC on recommendations for potential modifications to the Medicare Supplement refund formula.
Date Published: 11/18/2014
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