Kenneth J Mukamal,Thomas Lumley,Russell V Luepker et al.
Kenneth J Mukamal et al.
We determined the relationship of alcohol consumption and Medicare costs among 4,392 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), a longitudinal, population-based cohort study of adults age 65 or over in four U.S. communities. We ...
Comparative Study
Health care financing review. 2006 Spring;27(3):49-61. DOI: 2006
Michael T Halpern,Jordana K Schmier,David Covert et al.
Michael T Halpern et al.
Data were analyzed from the 1999-2001 Medicare Beneficiary Encrypted Files for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an ophthalmic condition characterized by central vision loss. Classifying AMD subtype by International Clas...
Increasing colorectal cancer testing: translating physician interventions into population-based practice [0.03%]
提高结直肠癌的筛查率：将医师干预措施转化为面向大众的做法
Anna P Schenck,Sharon Peacock,Michael Pignone et al.
Anna P Schenck et al.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the Medicare population remains low despite Medicare coverage. We describe a population-based effort to increase CRC testing of Medicare enrollees in two States through promotion and distribution of offi...
Ronald J Ozminkowski,Ron Z Goetzel,David Shechter et al.
Ronald J Ozminkowski et al.
Despite Medicare coverage, receipt of clinical preventive services is suboptimal. Using multivariate regression analyses and Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) data for 2001, we estimated the relationship between the number of preve...
Pauline Lapin
Pauline Lapin
Medicare financial status, budget impact, and sustainability--which concept is which? [0.03%]
Medicare的财务状况、预算影响及其持续性——这些概念分别指什么？
Richard S Foster,M Kent Clemens
Richard S Foster
Medicare is continually undergoing change, as it must in order to reflect advances in medical technology, new health care delivery systems, financial pressures, and other developments. Modifications to the program are debated by policymaker...
Bryan E Dowd,Robert F Coulam,Roger Feldman et al.
Bryan E Dowd et al.
Since its inception, the Medicare Program has allowed for the participation of private health plans, but the relationship of private plans to the government-sponsored fee-for-service (FFS) plan has been the subject of debate. Increased paym...
Joseph R Antos
Joseph R Antos
The long-awaited outpatient prescription drug benefit in Medicare began January 2006. Despite its importance, the drug benefit is controversial. Instead of paying directly for prescriptions, the program will operate through competing privat...
Quality in Medicare: from measurement to payment and provider to patient [0.03%]
从质量测量到支付：面向医疗服务提供者和接受者的医疗保险质量改善策略
Karen Milgate,Glenn Hackbarth
Karen Milgate
Establishing the Medicare Program in 1965 led to greater access to care for millions of Americans. Yet, until the mid-1980s Medicare spent minimal efforts measuring or improving quality. Since that time, the Health Care Financing Administra...
Significance of Medicare and Medicaid programs for the practice of medicine [0.03%]
医疗保险和医疗救助计划对医学实践的意义
Darren A DeWalt,Jonathan Oberlander,Timothy S Carey et al.
Darren A DeWalt et al.
The 1965 legislation that established Medicare and Medicaid declared that the Federal Government would not interfere in clinical medicine. Despite the original intent, Medicare and Medicaid have had tremendous influence on medical practice....