Medicare Advantage: Issues,Insights,and Implications for the Future

Abstract

Medicare Advantage: Issues, Insights, and Implications for the Future

Paul Cotton, Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD, Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Susan Lynne Oesterle, Pat Oungpasuk, Ruchi Aggarwal, Gail Wilensky, PhD, and Kathleen Sebelius

Editorial   S-2

D.B. Nash, and A.Y. Schwartz

The History, Impact, and Future of the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings System   S-3

P. Cotton

Medicare Advantage and Traditional Fee-For-Service Medicare   S-4

J.P. Newhouse

Behavioral Economics: Key to Effective Care Management Programs for Patients, Payers, and Providers   S-5

K.G. Volpp

Value-Based Insurance Design: A Promising Strategy for Medicare Advantage   S-6

A.M. Fendrick, S.L. Oesterle, P. Oungpasuk, and R. Aggarwal

Two Perspectives on the Future of Medicare Advantage   S-7

G. Wilensky and K. Sebelius