New Retirement Research (July 16 2018)
Here are some of the latest reports, surveys, and studies related to retirement, including research on Medicare payment incentives and an economic analysis of flu vaccination.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Medicare provides payment incentives to physician practices that provide efficient and high-quality care. In 2017, it consolidated its previous payment incentive programs into a new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The GAO reports here that researchers found that small practices did not perform as well as larger practices in the previous incentive programs. Medicare estimates that small practices will do better under MIPS in part because the new system offers increased flexibility, such as allowing practices with 10 or fewer providers to participate as a virtual group that can work together and share resources with small practices in other areas of the country.
More retirement-related research:
International Longevity Centre: An economic analysis of flu vaccination
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System
Center for Economic Studies: Uncertain Altruism and Non-Linear Long-Term Care Policies
National Academy of Social Insurance: Social Security and Independent Contractors: Challenges and Opportunities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Opioid Use in Medicare Part D Remains Concerning
Science: The plateau of human mortality: Demography of longevity pioneers and Predictive modeling of U.S. health care spending in late life
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: Do Young Adults with Student Debt Save Less for Retirement?
Dementia Australia: Palliative Care and Dementia
Center for Economic Studies: Population Aging, Social Security and Fiscal Limits
Employee Benefit Research Institute: Current Population Survey: Issues Continue for Retirement Plan Participation and Retiree Income Estimates
Commonwealth Fund: Designing a Medicare Help at Home Benefit: Lessons from Maryland's Community First Choice Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2018
Canadian Institute for Health Information: Dementia in Canada
Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging: A Class for Families Caring for Loved Ones with Memory Loss: Findings from Savvy Express
National Bureau of Economic Research: Cross-State Variation in Health Care Utilization of SSDI Beneficiaries: Evidence from Medicare Claims
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Prescription Drug Affordability and Innovation: Addressing Challenges in Today's Market
Institute for the Study of Labor: Education, Intelligence and Diseases in Old Age
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Here are some of the latest reports, surveys, and studies related to retirement, including research on Medicare payment incentives and an economic analysis of flu vaccination.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Medicare provides payment incentives to physician practices that provide efficient and high-quality care. In 2017, it consolidated its previous payment incentive programs into a new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The GAO reports here that researchers found that small practices did not perform as well as larger practices in the previous incentive programs. Medicare estimates that small practices will do better under MIPS in part because the new system offers increased flexibility, such as allowing practices with 10 or fewer providers to participate as a virtual group that can work together and share resources with small practices in other areas of the country. Subscribe for full article
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