Aging and Health Research Profile
Payment Systems for Care
Medicare Beneficiaries' Health Care Quality and Outcomes
In this subcontract to the New England Medical Center, RAND will determine the extent to which differences in the technical and interpersonal quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries account for differences in health outcomes.
Contact: Elizabeth McGlynn, PhD (Elizabeth_McGlynn@rand.org)Medicare's Reimbursement Changes, Post-Acute Costs (PACs), and Outcomes
A study of how recent changes in Medicare's methods of payment for post-acute care after hospital discharge might affect seniors and their care outcomes. This study would be the first to analyze the impact of changes to PAC payment systems across the full range of PAC options and to assess the effects of payment changes on multiple important health outcomes.
Contact: Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, PhD (Melinda_Buntin@rand.org)Medicare and the Near Elderly
An analysis of whether a policy to extend Medicare to the near elderly who have difficulty obtaining health insurance would improve the course of their health into old age.
Contact: Susan Paddock, PhD (Susan_Paddock@rand.org)Medicare and the Disadvantaged
A study that uses several new data sources to determine whether Medicare redistributes resources toward disadvantaged groups within a cohort and whether it improves the welfare of any of these groups.
Contact: Darius Lakdawalla, PhD (Darius_Lakdawalla@rand.org)New Medicare Drug Benefit in California
An assessment of the impact of Medicare Part D on prescription drug use and out-of-pocket drug spending for different groups of Medicare beneficiaries: those who are dual eligible, those enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, and the previously uninsured.
Contact: Dana Goldman, PhD (Dana_Goldman@rand.org)
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