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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.

Contributor(s): Jopeck, Valerie Tate | Lewin, Marion Ein | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Compass series (Washington, D.C.): Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999Description: x, 65 p.Other title: Developing an information infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program [Cover title].Subject(s): Medicare+Choice Program (U.S.) | United States. Health Care Financing Administration -- Rules and practice | Medicare -- Information services | Communication in consumer education -- United States | Managed care plans (Medical care) -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 368.4/26/00973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.