Medicare+Choice--cost and funding issues for Medicare risk plans.
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 contained the most important changes in Medicare since its inception in 1965. The most notable changes include Medicare+Choice, which includes existing Medicare risk programs. The author offers a brief summary of the history of Medicare and the changes that will impact employer/union service providers. Areas of discussion include typical Medicare risk benefit packages, a financial analysis of Medicare risk contractors and changes to risk contracting under the new law.
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