This posting covers two reports
1) Kaiser Family Foundation: Policy Options to Sustain Medicare for the Future
http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8402.pdf
this has many useful options considered, not all of which would I recommend. Please let me know which options you support.
2) Commonwealth Fund: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center: Reducing Readmissions Through Heart Failure Care Management
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Case-Studies/2012/Nov/University-of-California-San-Francisco.aspx?omnicid=18
this report shows successful reductions in readmissions.
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The Center for American Progress also has some ideas for "pain-free" cuts to Medicare ... outlined in this piece by Maggie Mahar. http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2013/01/25/is-pain-free-medicare-reform-possible/
ReplyDeleteSteve, many thanks for your input. I value Cap's work and expect your recommendations to be useful. Please contact me at thausner@gmail.com to discuss further.
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