Reforming Medicare: Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities

Table of Contents

Foreword ix 1 Medicare Reform: The Stakes 1 2 A Medicare Primer 12 3 Goals, Performance, and Options for Medicare 29 4 Strengthening Medicare as a Social Insurance Program 51 5 Premium Support 73 6 Consumer-Directed Medicare 92 7 Assessing Medicare Reform Options and Prospects 115 Appendixes A Payment Systems for Special Hospitals 139 B Pricing for Selected Outpatient Services 140 C Sustainable Growth Rate System 142 D Hospital Service Prices 144 Notes 149 Index 195 vii Contents ...