Document Type
Issue Brief
Publication Date
11-8-1999
Abstract
Written as policymakers scrutinized two Medicare competitive bidding demonstration projects set to take place in Phoenix and Kansas City, this issue brief analyzes two demonstration projects designed to test whether Medicare could pay health plans in a competitive manner. The brief reviews decisions made by the Competitive Pricing Advisory Commission (CPAC), including design considerations such as plan eligibility and participation, the standard benefit package, the bidding process, and the government contribution to premiums. It also looks at the reasons for opposition to the project and the relationship of this demonstration to broader efforts to reform the Medicare program.
Recommended Citation
Super, Nora, "Medicare Competitive Pricing: Lessons Being Learned in Phoenix and Kansas City" (1999). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 38.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/38
Open Access
yes
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Comments
Issue brief no. 750