Putting Medicare Consumers in Charge: Lesson from the FEHBP (AEI Studies on Medicare Reform)
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ISBN: 084474283X / Publisher: Aei Press, November 2009
In this timely volume, Walton Francis analyzes the successes and failures of both programs and proposes reforms that will revive the FEHBP and improve Medicare.
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Francis is an independent consultant and author; formerly a policy analyst in the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, he has been principal author of the annual CHECKBOOK's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees for 30 years. He offers policymakers and others considering major health care reforms an analytical comparison of two major health insurance programs that have been run by the federal government for some 50 years: Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Identifying the strengths and weaknesses of both programs, and suggesting reforms to revive the FEHBP and improve Medicare, Francis provides a case study in the design of effective government programs to minimize unintended negative side effects. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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