A report on enrollment: rural Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare+Choice plans.
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چکیده
The Medicare+Choice program was created by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), signed into law by President Clinton in August 1997. The legislation changed the method for computing capitation rates paid to Medicare+Choice plans, beginning in January 1998. The initial impact was on managed care plans that had been active prior to the BBA, but new Medicare+Choice plans, which began enrolling persons in January 1999, are also being impacted. The changes in the policy for setting payment to plans were much anticipated, for reasons that included its potential to spur growth in managed care in areas that previously had lower rates, especially rural areas.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rural policy brief
دوره 5 1(PB2000-1) شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000