Established with the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this demonstration program awarded bonus payments to high-performing plans as an incentive to improve quality. This demonstration program took place from 2012 to 2014.
Established in 2008, the fund allowed the Department of Health and Human Services to make improvements under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under Parts A and B. For fiscal year 2014 through fiscal year 2017, $19.9 billion would be made available from...
Also known as the Hospital Insurance (HI) program, Part A of the Medicare program covers inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing care for up to 100 days after a hospitalization, home health and hospice care. It is funded by a portion of the payroll tax: 2.9 percent,...
Also known as Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI), Part B of Medicare covers physician services, outpatient care and home health care after 100 visits. It is funded partly by premiums paid by beneficiaries. The rest comes from the federal government’s general...