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Comment letter: CMS's interim final rule entitled Medicare Program; Changes to the competitive acquisition of certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) by certain provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (March 17, 2009)

Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy (March 2009)

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A status report on Part D for 2009 (Chapter 4, March 2008 report)

Public reporting of physicians' financial relationships (Chapter 5, March 2009 report)

Executive summary (March 2009 report)

Contractor report: Drugs on Specialty Tiers in Part D (February 2009)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by staff from NORC at the University of Chicago and from Georgetown University

A Data Book: Healthcare Spending and the Medicare Program (June 2008)

Other services-dialysis, hospice, clinical laboratory (Section 12, June 2008 Data Book)

Drugs (Section 11, June 2008 Data Book)

Report to the Congress: Reforming the Delivery System (June 2008)

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Evaluating Medicare's hospice benefit (Chapter 8, June 2008 report)

Contractor report: Experiences Obtaining Drugs under Part D: Focus Groups with Beneficiaries, Physicians, and Pharmacists (May 2008)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by staff from Georgetown University and from NORC at the University of Chicago

Medicare payment basics: Clinical laboratory services payment system (October 7, 2008)

Medicare payment basics: Durable medical equipment payment system (October 7, 2008)

Medicare payment basics: Hospice services payment system (October 7, 2008)

Medicare payment basics: Part D payment system (October 7, 2008)

Medicare payment basics: Oxygen and oxygen equipment payment system (October 7, 2008)

Contractor report: Facilitating Access to Medicare Part D Drug Claims Data (March 2008)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by staff from Georgetown University and from NORC at the University of Chicago

Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy (March 2008)

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Part D enrollment, benefit offerings, and plan payments (Chapter 4, March 2008 report)

Increasing participation in the Medicare Savings Programs and the low-income drug subsidy (Chapter 5, March 2008 report)

Contractor report: Coverage and Pricing of Drugs That Can Be Covered Under Part B and Part D (October 2007)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by staff from Georgetown University and from NORC at the University of Chicago

Report to the Congress: Promoting Greater Efficiency in Medicare (June 2007)

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Issues in Medicare coverage of drugs (Chapter 7, June 2007 report)

Contractor report: Medicare Part D, Nursing Homes, and Long-Term Care Pharmacies (June 2007)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by staff from Harvard Medical School

Contractor report: The Role of Beneficiary-Centered Assignment for Medicare Part D (June 2007)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by staff from Georgetown University and from NORC at the University of Chicago

Report to the Congress: Impact of Changes in Medicare Payments for Part B Drugs (January 2007)

Comment letter: CMS's proposed rule on Medicare Part D data (December 1, 2006)

Comment letter: CMS's proposed rule entitled: Medicare program; Revisions to payment policies under the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2007 and other changes to payment under Part B (October 11, 2006)

Testimony: Medicare Part B drugs and oncology (July 13, 2006)

Comment letter: CMS's proposed rule entitled: Medicare Program; Competitive acquisition for certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and other issues (June 28, 2006)

Report to the Congress: Increasing the Value of Medicare (June 2006)

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Part D plan offerings (Chapter 7, June 2006 report)

How beneficiaries learned about the drug benefit and made plan choices (Chapter 8, June 2006 report)

The Medicare Advantage program: Availability, benefits, and special needs plans (Chapter 9, June 2006 report)

Report to the Congress: Effects of Medicare Payment Changes on Oncology Services (January 2006)

Report to the Congress: Issues in a Modernized Medicare Program (June 2005)

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Monitoring the implementation of Part D (Chapter 1, June 2005 report)

Payment for pharmacy handling costs in hospital outpatient departments (Chapter 6, June 2005 report

Comment letter: CMS's proposed rule on Medicare Part D (October 4, 2004)

Report to the Congress: New Approaches in Medicare (June 2004)

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Implementing the Medicare drug benefit: Formulary and plan transition issues (Chapter 1, June 2004 report)

Comment letter: Notice of proposed rulemaking entitled Medicare Program: Payment Reform for Part B Drugs (October 14, 2003)

Contractor report: Three Studies on Physician-Administered Drugs (summary, August 2003)

Contractor report: Physician-Administered Drugs: Distribution and Payment Issues in the Private Sector (August 2003)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by NORC at the University of Chicago and Georgetown University.

Contractor report: Health Plan Payment for Physician-Administered Drugs (August 2003)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by Dyckman & Associates.

Contractor report: Drugs in the Development Pipeline: Impact on Part B Medicare Spending
(August 2003)

A study conducted for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by NORC at the University of Chicago and Georgetown University.

Report to the Congress: Variation and Innovation in Medicare (June 2003)

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Using market competition in fee-for-service Medicare (Chapter 8, June 2003 report)

Medicare payments for outpatient drugs under Part B (Chapter 9, June 2003 report)