Issue In Focus

Medicare Advantage in 2008: Issue Brief Reviews Trends

photo of woman in hospital Medicare Advantage (MA), a voluntary program that provides beneficiaries with an alternative way to access traditional Medicare, replaced the Medicare+Choice program in 2004 and became fully operational in 2006. A new issue brief reviews program trends and includes information on firm participation and market share, changes in beneficiary choice, and growth in plans available to employer groups. As the number of beneficiaries in MA plans continues to increase, private fee-for-service plans account for more than half of this growth.

News Releases

Alternative Certification

(July 24, 2008)

Passport to Teaching places more than 300 teachers.

Family Influences Cognitive Development

(July 15, 2008)

Child Development article reviews role of parenting quality.

Food in U.S. Public Schools

(July 7, 2008)

Food becomes less healthy as students progress from elementary to high school, according to Pediatrics article.

Company News

Summer Fellows Join Staff

Staff Receive Publication Awards

International Work Highlighted

New Publications

Congressionally Mandated Study Reviews Disease Management

Report cover A new congressionally mandated report shows that disease management programs did not affect key outcomes of Medicare Part A and Part B expenditures and service use.

Do Accelerated Middle Schools Help Students Catch Up?

Boy in Library A new intervention report from the What Works Clearinghouse notes that accelerated middle schools have positive effects on progressing in school and potentially positive effects on staying in school.

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