Medicare Beneficiary and Other Payer Financial Liability

MedPAC (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) published a data book in June 2012 on Health Care spending and the Medicare program. One section of this data book highlighted the following on Medicare Beneficiary and Other Payer Financial Liability:

• Sources of supplemental coverage among non-institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries
• Sources of supplemental coverage among non-institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries by beneficiaries characteristics
• Total spending on health care services for non-institutionalized FFS Medicare beneficiaries, by source of payment
• Per capita total spending on health care services among non-institutionalized FFS beneficiaries, by source of payment
• Variation in and composition of total spending among non-institutionalized FFS beneficiaries, by type of supplemental coverage
• Out-of-pocket spending for premiums and health services per beneficiary, by insurance and health status

* Additional web links on Medicare Beneficiary and Other Payer Financial Liability are also included in the data book. 

To view and download the full resource, please go to the following link: Medicare Beneficiary and Other Payer Financial Liability

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