Upcoding in Medicare has been a topic of interest to economists and policy makers for nearly 40 years. While upcoding … of Medicare is to inform policy makers on the magnitude of the process and to suggest approaches to mitigate the level of … upcoding. Financial estimates for upcoding in traditional Medicare (Medicare Parts A and B), are highly variable, in part …

In the official models for projections and policy analysis used by the Treasury and the Social Security and Medicare …, compared to 28.5 percent by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its alternative projection. These higher …

Background Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration rates have shown an increase in rural areas in the past decade … rates and Medicare and non-Medi- care inpatient days using multivariate regressions with hospital and year fixed effects. We …

In the official models for projections and policy analysis used by the Treasury and the Social Security and Medicare …, compared to 28.5 percent by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its alternative projection. These higher …

income risk and make endogenous retirement decisions. The model incorporates key features of Social Security, Medicare …

Medicare is one of the largest federal social insurance programs in the United States and the secondary payer for … Medicare beneficiaries covered by employer-provided health insurance (EPHI). However, an increasing number of individuals are … delaying their Medicare enrollment when they first become eligible at age 65. Using administrative data from the Medicare …