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Medicare
- Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals
December 2008
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- Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care
December 2008
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- The Long-Term Budgetary Effects of Three Specified Policy Scenarios
March 14, 2008
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Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
- Estimated Changes in Net Federal Outlays from Alternative Proposals for Changing Physician Payment Rates
March 2008
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- Additional Information on Medicare Advantage Provisions of the CHAMP Act
October 10, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable Jim McCrery
- Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Section 651 of H.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
August 17, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable Sam Johnson
- Information on Bids by Medicare Advantage Plans
August 17, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
- Background Paper: The Impact of Medicare's Payment Rates on the Volume of Services Provided by Skilled Nursing Facilities
July 2007
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- Testimony on the Medicare Advantage Program
June 28, 2007
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Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
- Medicare Advantage: Private Health Plans in Medicare
June 28, 2007
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- Testimony on Health Care and the Budget: Issues and Challenges for Reform
June 21, 2007
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Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate
- Testimony on Research on the Comparative Effectiveness of Medical Treatments: Options for an Expanded Federal Role
June 12, 2007
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
- Background Paper: Factors Underlying the Growth in Medicare's Spending for Physicians' Services
June 2007
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- S. 1082, Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007
April 27, 2007
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Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on April 24, 2007
- Medicare Advantage Statistics by State
April 17, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
- Effects of Medicare's Drug Pricing on Other Purchasers
April 16, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable Debbie Stabenow
- S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
April 16, 2007
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Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 13, 2007
- Testimony on the Medicare Advantage Program: Enrollment Trends and Budgetary Effects
April 11, 2007
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Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
- Issues Regarding Drug Price Negotiation in Medicare
April 10, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
- Testimony on the Medicare Advantage Program: Trends and Options
March 21, 2007
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
- Potential Effects of Disclosing Price Rebates on the Medicare Drug Benefit
March 12, 2007
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Letter to the Honorable Joe Barton and the Honorable Jim McCrery
- Testimony on Medicare's Payments to Physicians: Options for Changing the Sustainable Growth Rate
March 1, 2007
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Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
- Detailed Projections for Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program
March 2007
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- H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
January 10, 2007
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Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on January 5, 2007.
- Designing a Premium Support System for Medicare
December 2006
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- The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula for Setting Medicare's Physician Payment Rates
September 7, 2006
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- Testimony on Medicare's Physician Payment Rates and the Sustainable Growth Rate
July 25, 2006
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
- Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Extending the Initial Enrollment Period for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D of Medicare)
May 1, 2006
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Letter to the Honorable Fortney Pete Stark
- The Long-Term Budget Outlook
December 2005
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- High-Cost Medicare Beneficiaries
May 2005
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- Table of Estimates of Proposals to Revise Medicare Payments for Physicians' Services
March 2005
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- Updated Estimates of Spending for the Medicare Prescription Drug Program
March 4, 2005
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Letter to the Honorable Joe Barton
- Projection of Spending for the Medicare Part D Benefit
February 9, 2005
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Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas
- CBO's Analysis of Regional Preferred Provider Organizations Under the Medicare Modernization Act
October 2004
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- A Detailed Description of CBO's Cost Estimate for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
July 2004
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- Testimony on Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule
May 5, 2004
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
- Would Prescription Drug Importation Reduce U.S. Drug Spending?
April 29, 2004
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- Testimony on Estimating the Cost of the Medicare Modernization Act
March 24, 2004
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Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
- Authority to Negotiate Prices for Single-Source Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries
March 3, 2004
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Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
- Comparison of CBO and Administration Estimates of the Effect of H.R. 1 on Direct Spending
February 2, 2004
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Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle
- Estimate of the Effect of Striking the "Noninterference" Provision as Added by P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
January 23, 2004
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Letter to the Honorable William H. Frist, M.D.
- Letter to the Honorable Ted Stevens regarding H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
November 20, 2003
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- H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
November 20, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill conference agreement
- Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles providing additional information about CBO's cost estimate for the conference agreement on H.R. 1
November 20, 2003
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- H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003
November 19, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, 2003
- Medicare Beneficiaries Who Receive Health Insurance Provided by Employers
November 14, 2003
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Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas
- Letter to the Honorable Orrin G. Hatch regarding S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003
August 27, 2003
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- H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003
July 22, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on June 27, 2003
- S. 1, Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003
July 22, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on June 27, 2003, with a modification requested by Senate conferees
- H.R. 1, Medicare and Prescription Drug Moderization Act of 2003
June 26, 2003
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Cost estimate for the democratic amendment to H.R. 1.
- H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003
June 25, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill as introduced by the Committee on Rules on June 25, 2003.
- S. 1, Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003, as reported by the Committee on Finance, and incorporating subsequent changes provided by the committee on June 17, 2003
June 18, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Committee on Finance, and incorporating subsequent changes provided by the committee on June 17, 2003
- S. 1, Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003
June 17, 2003
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Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Committee on Finance on June 13, 2003
- Testimony on Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare's Fiscal Challenges
April 9, 2003
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Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
- Testimony on the Medicare Challenge: It's Not Just About Prescription Drugs
March 20, 2003
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Testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
- Projected spending for prescription drugs by and on behalf of Medicare enrollees
February 3, 2003
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- Memo regarding projected spending for prescription drugs by and on behalf of Medicare enrollees
February 2003
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- Issues in Designing a Prescription Drug Benefit for Medicare
October 2002
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- Letter to the Honorable W. J. "Billy" Tauzin regarding H.R. 4954, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002
September 24, 2002
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- Testimony on Disease Management in Medicare: Data Analysis and Benefit Design Issues
September 19, 2002
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Testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
- Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas regarding CBO's cost estimate for H.R. 4954, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002
July 27, 2002
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- Preliminary cost estimate of S. 812 as Modified by the Edwards-Collins Amendment
July 2002
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- Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002 (As Approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee)
June 24, 2002
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 21, 2002
- H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002 (As Approved by the Ways and Means Committee)
June 24, 2002
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 19, 2002
- Preliminary Cost Estimates of the Effects on Direct Spending of Establishing a Prescription Drug Benefit in Medicare
April 2002
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- Testimony on Projections of Medicare and Prescription Drug Spending
March 7, 2002
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Testimony before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
- S. 754, Drug Competition Act of 2001
February 1, 2002
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 18, 2001
- Letter to the Honorable Michael Bilirakis regarding CBO's estimate of the costs of a prescription drug benefit in Medicare
August 10, 2001
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- Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus regarding updated estimates of the direct spending effects of four proposals from the 106th Congress for a prescription drug benefit in Medicare (Tables 1 and 5 corrected 08/10/2001)
June 11, 2001
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- Testimony on Medicare Reform: Providing Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors
May 16, 2001
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Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, U.S. House of Representatives
- Testimony on Laying the Groundwork for a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
March 27, 2001
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Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, U.S. House of Representatives
- Testimony on Prescription Drugs and Medicare Financing
March 22, 2001
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Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
- Letter to the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg regarding the assumptions underlying CBO's estimates of proposals for a Medicare prescription drug benefit
September 1, 2000
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- Testimony on a CBO Analysis of the Administration's Prescription Drug Proposal
May 11, 2000
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
- How Increased Competition from Generic Drugs Has Affected Prices and Returns in the Pharmaceutical Industry
July 1998
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- How the Medicaid Rebate on Prescription Drugs Affects Pricing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
January 1996
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