AARP Research and Policy Publications: Brief Descriptions

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19 items retrieved.

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Closing a gap in Medicare drug coverage: how to help millions of beneficiaries afford needed medication. Rucker, Lee; Purvis, Leigh.
PPI Fact Sheet (May 2009) 1-3 (3 pp.)  Summary | PDF | Full Text (HTML)

-- Item 2 --    Journal Article
 
Creating a Medicare transitional care benefit: how it can save billions and improve care. AARP. Public Policy Institute.
PPI Fact Sheet (May 2009) 1 (1 pp.)  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 3 --    Journal Article
 
First look at how Medicare Advantage benefits and premiums in individual enrollment plans are changing from 2008 to 2009. Gold, Marsha; Hudson, Maria Cupples; Mathematica Policy Research.
PPI Insight on the Issues No. 25 (Mar 2009) 1-16 (16 pp.) Publication No. I25  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 4 --    Journal Article
 
Illustrative analysis of Medicare Options Compare: what's there and what's not? Gold, Marsha; AARP. Public Policy Institute.
PPI Insight on the Issues No. 27 (Apr 2009) 1-16 (16 pp.) Publication No. I27  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 5 --    Journal Article
 
In brief: Rx watchdog report: trends in manufacturer prices of prescription drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries--2008 year-end update. Purvis, Leigh; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W.; Gross, David J.
PPI In Brief No. 172 (Apr 2009) 1-2 (2 pp.) Publication No. INB172  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 6 --    Book
 
Medicare Advantage benefit design: what does it provide, what doesn't it provide, and should standards apply?. Gold, Marsha; Hudson, Maria Cupples; Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; et al.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Mar 2009) 38 pp. Publication No. 2009-03  Summary | PDF | More Info

-- Item 7 --    Journal Article
 
Medicare beneficiaries' out-of-pocket spending for health care services. Nonnemaker, Lynn; Sinclair, Shelly-Ann.
PPI Insight on the Issues No. 30 (Jun 2009) 1-10 (10 pp.) Publication No. I30  Summary | PDF

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Medicare beneficiary out-of-pocket spending based on Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2005 data. Nonnemaker, K. Lynn; Sinclair, Shelly-Ann.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Jun 2009) 36 pp. Publication No. M8  Summary | PDF

-- Item 9 --    Journal Article
 
Medicare beneficiary population. Umans, Ben; Nonnemaker, K. Lynn; AARP. Public Policy Institute.
PPI Fact Sheet No. 149 (Jan 2009) 1-4 (4 pp.) Publication No. FS149  Summary | Full Text (HTML) | PDF

-- Item 10 --    Journal Article
 
Medicare cost-sharing requirements for 2009. Nonnemaker, K. Lynn; AARP. Public Policy Institute.
PPI Fact Sheet No. 151 (Jan 2009) 1-3 (3 pp.) Publication No. FS151  Summary | PDF | More Info

-- Item 11 --    Book
 
Rx watchdog report: trends in manufacturer prices of prescription drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries: 2008 year-end update. Purvis, Leigh; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W.; Gross, David J.; et al.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Apr 2009) 71 pp. Publication No. 2009-07  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 12 --    Book
 
Cost containment in Medicare: a review of what works and what doesn't. Berenson, Robert; Hash, Michael; Ault, Thomas; et al.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Dec 2008) 98 pp. Publication No. 2008-18  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 13 --    Journal Article
 
Improving access to care among Medicare beneficiaries with limited English proficiency: can Medicare do more? Flowers, Lynda; AARP. Public Policy Institute.
PPI Insight on the Issues No. 6 (Aug 2008) 1-19 (19 pp.) Publication No. I6  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 14 --    Journal Article
 
In brief: cost containment in Medicare: a review of what works and what doesn't. Manno, Rita; AARP. Public Policy Institute; Urban Institute; et al.
PPI In Brief No. 165 (Dec 2008) 1-2 (2 pp.) Publication No. INB165  Summary | Full Text (HTML) | More Info | PDF

-- Item 15 --    Book
 
Medicare premium support survey. Wright, William E.; AARP. Knowledge Management.
AARP, Knowledge Management, Washington, DC (May 2008) 6 pp.  Summary | PDF

-- Item 16 --    Book
 
Prescription for the future: medications, Medicare Part D, and managing expenses in a difficult economy. Keenan, Teresa A.; Woelfel Research, Inc.; AARP. Knowledge Management.
AARP, Knowledge Management, Washington, DC (Dec 2008) 39 pp.  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 17 --    Book
 
Rx watchdog report trends in manufacturer prices of generic prescription drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries 2003 to 2007. Gross, David J.; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W.; Purvis, Leigh; et al.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (May 2008) 40 pp. Publication No. 2008-08  Summary | More Info | PDF

-- Item 18 --    Book
 
Rx watchdog report: trends in manufacturer prices of brand name prescription drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries 2002 to 2007. Gross, David J.; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W.; Purvis, Leigh; et al.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Mar 2008) 51 pp. Publication No. 2008-05  Summary | PDF | More Info

-- Item 19 --    Book
 
Rx watchdog report: trends in manufacturer prices of specialty prescription drugs used by Medicare beneficiaries 2004 to 2007. Schondelmeyer, Stephen W.; Gross, David J.; Purvis, Leigh; et al.
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Sep 2008) 35 pp. Publication No. 2008-15  Summary | More Info | PDF