TY - JOUR
T1 - Premium rebates and the quiet consensus on market reform for Medicare
AU - Feldman, Roger
AU - Dowd, Bryan E.
AU - Coulam, Robert
AU - Nichols, Len
AU - Mutti, Anne
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Premium rebates allow beneficiaries who choose more efficient Medicare options to receive cash rebates, rather than extra benefits. That simple idea has been controversial Without fanfare, however, premium rebates have become a key area of agreement in the debate on Medicare reform. Moreover, in legislation in late 2000, it became official policy: Medicare+Choice (M+C) plans will be allowed to offer rebates beginning in 2003. This article explores the economic rationale for premium rebates, provides a historical perspective on the rebate debate, discusses some of the implementation issues that need to be addressed before 2003, and reviews the implications of premium rebates for current legislative proposals for Medicare reform.
AB - Premium rebates allow beneficiaries who choose more efficient Medicare options to receive cash rebates, rather than extra benefits. That simple idea has been controversial Without fanfare, however, premium rebates have become a key area of agreement in the debate on Medicare reform. Moreover, in legislation in late 2000, it became official policy: Medicare+Choice (M+C) plans will be allowed to offer rebates beginning in 2003. This article explores the economic rationale for premium rebates, provides a historical perspective on the rebate debate, discusses some of the implementation issues that need to be addressed before 2003, and reviews the implications of premium rebates for current legislative proposals for Medicare reform.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 12500336
AN - SCOPUS:0035722475
SN - 0195-8631
VL - 23
SP - 19
EP - 33
JO - Health Care Financing Review
JF - Health Care Financing Review
IS - 2
ER -