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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778644503321

Titolo

Developing the information infrastructure for medicare beneficiaries [[electronic resource] ] : summary of a workshop / / Committee on Choice and Managed Care: Furthering the Knowledge Base to Ensure Public Accountability and Information for Informed Purchasing by and on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries, Office of Health Policy Programs and Fellowships, Institute of Medicine ; Valerie Tate Jopeck and Marion Ein Lewin, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-18450-9

1-280-21021-4

9786610210213

0-309-59294-1

0-585-19723-7

Descrizione fisica

x, 65 p

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

JopeckValerie Tate

LewinMarion Ein

Disciplina

368.4/26/00973

Soggetti

Medicare - Information services

Communication in consumer education - United States

Managed care plans (Medical care) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- HCFA's plan of action -- HCFA as a successful consumer service agency -- How to reach beneficiaries: lessons from private industry -- Role of third parties in the information infrastructure -- Best practices and models for an open-season enrollment process -- Special needs populations: helping those most in need of assistance -- Implementation issues -- Letter report to the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration on developing an information infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program.