Chapter 2 – Medicare
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and for other adults who qualify due to having a permanent disability or end-stage renal disease.
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Moving Beyond COVID-19: Considerations for using PHE Flexibilities to Improve Person-Centered Care
This virtual public event will feature a diverse panel of experts to discuss considerations for using the public health emergency flexibilities to improve person-centered, equitable care for older adults.
What’s Coming in 2023? Health Policy Priorities for the New Year
This event will forecast potential health policy priorities for both states and the federal government and review major milestones from the past year and their potential impact on 2023.
Implications of the Midterm Elections for Health Care Policy
Panelists discussed upcoming priorities for the lame-duck session of the 117th Congress, implications for the 118th Congress, and priorities for the Biden Administration.
Perspectives on Medicare Sustainability with Former CMS Administrators DeParle and McClellan
During this exclusive briefing, former CMS Administrators Nancy Ann-DeParle and Dr. Mark McClellan provided a forward-thinking perspective about the implications of policy changes to the Medicare program.
The Future of Medicare
This report summarizes the three-part series "The Future of Medicare," which explored the basics of the Medicare program.
Policy Options to Promote Medicare Sustainability
This session helped attendees consider the implications of policy options to promote Medicare sustainability. Panelists explored trends in Medicare spending; introduced key concepts related to Medicare financing and solvency; and explored the implications of policy options to promote Medicare sustainability.
Understanding the Medicare Population and Consumer Affordability
This session provided insight into the Medicare population, enrollment trends, and affordability considerations for beneficiaries in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
The Future of Medicare: Medicare 101
During this session, panelists reviewed the basic mechanisms of the Medicare program, with specific focus on traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C).
Understanding the Future of COVID-Related Medicare and Medicaid Flexibilities
This event helped the audience understand the current policy landscape shaping Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as principles of person- and community-centered care. Speakers discussed lessons learned from the PHE, including insights from recent research and on-the-ground experts, and highlighted policy levers available to state and federal policymakers to build upon these current flexibilities.
Health Policy Roundup: Recent Trends in Coverage Enrollment and Affordability
This event highlighted current trends in enrollment, premiums, and out-of-pocket costs in private insurance markets, and presented challenges and opportunities in getting eligible consumers enrolled in appropriate coverage. Panelists also explored coverage affordability and enrollment levers, including potential policy actions at federal and state levels.
Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Care
This 3-hour summit convened and informed health policy and oncology research communities about critical issues related to patient-centered cancer care and offered lessons, strategies, and policy approaches for the short and long term.
A Conversation with Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health
During this exclusive on-the-record briefing for reporters, Admiral Rachel L. Levine, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided some opening remarks and responded to audience questions.
Policy Options to Advance Mental Health Care During Pregnancy
This briefing will examine the difference between perinatal health and perinatal mental health and their intrinsic relationship. Panelists will delve into factors contributing to perinatal health and mental health as well as policy levers and promising solutions available to stakeholders to reduce and prevent mental health symptoms and mood disorders.
A Conversation with Dr. Meena Seshamani, Director of Center for Medicare
Dr. Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D. director of the Center for Medicare and deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will provide some opening remarks and respond to audience questions.
A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Fowler of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Elizabeth Fowler, J.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided some opening remarks and responded to audience questions.
Medicare Payment Reform: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Future
This briefing provided background on Medicare payment reform, including new value-based models that have evolved over the past decade.
Closing the Coverage Coordination Gap for Dual Eligibles
This briefing provided a brief landscape of the dual eligible population and the challenges they face when seeking comprehensive coverage and care. Attendees learned about the spectrum of integration of the Medicare and Medicaid programs on behalf of this population, and defined what success looks like in an integrated plan.
Medicare Part D Basics and Policy Options for Redesign
This briefing will clarify the defining characteristics of Medicare Part D including eligibility, coverage, and benefits. Attendees will understand the case for Medicare Part D redesign and the implications and tradeoffs of current policy options on beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
Protected: Health Policy Academy 2021
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Medicare Solvency Projections and Potential Policy Solutions
This briefing provided an overview of the Medicare Trust Funds, the nuances of solvency, and the consequences of not resolving funding shortfalls. Panelists explored short- and long-term policy options to address solvency and offer equitable access, as well as the potential impacts on providers, plans, and most importantly, Medicare beneficiaries.
Basics of Budget Reconciliation and the Connection to Health Policy
This briefing provided a high-level overview of the budget reconciliation process and also discussed potential applications of reconciliation to address national economic and health policy concerns of the 117th Congress and the new administration.
Pandemic Flexibilities in Long-Term Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed both new and longstanding needs of long-term care patients. Experts will overview the recent changes, remaining gaps, and benefits and risks to long-term care patients, caregivers, providers, and payers.
Confronting the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 in America
This solutions-focused discussion explored policy interventions at the federal, state, and local levels to advance mental health during the ongoing pandemic.
Protected: 2020 Health Policy Academy for Staff
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Modernizing Medicare Part D
During this congressional lunch briefing, analysts will outline the mechanisms of the Medicare Part D program under current law and discuss the potential implications of reforms put forward by Congress and the administration.
Fall 2019 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook
During this webinar, analysts discussed the outstanding legislative and regulatory activities that Congress and the administration are likely to pursue before the end of the year.
Medicare for All and Other Policy Options to Expand Public Coverage
Understanding the Role of Rebates in Prescription Drug Pricing
The audience will come away with a better understanding of the origins of the rebate system, the actors responsible for negotiation, and the impact of rebates on prescription drug prices.
CMS and Stakeholder Perspectives on Strengthening Medicare
What’s Next for Medicare Provider Payment?
The goal of this briefing was to provide an update on MACRA implementation, the issues on the table as policymakers consider next steps around shifting the way providers are paid, by both public and private payers, and what this all means for improving health outcomes and quality.
Navigating Next Steps on Payment Reform
This briefing provided an update on the overall state of play with payment reform, and the effort to move away from fee for service and toward value-based payment. Panelists discussed the interplay between the public and private sectors, and, given likely future directions for the CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, highlighted areas where the private sector may be best positioned to lead. Panelists shared what this means for future policy options and needs.
Care Delivery in the Future: The Role of the Health Care Workforce
This is the third of three panels from our Care Delivery in the Future: The Role of the Health Care Workforce Summit.