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Publication Date: October 2008
Publisher: Families USA
Author(s): Families USA
Research Area: Health
Keywords: low-income; Part D; Medicare; MIPPA
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This issue brief discusses the positive changes the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) makes to Medicare. These changes include the improvement of Medicare health care benefits, the creation of policies that reduce racial and ethnic disparities among beneficiaries, and the reining in of inefficient private Medicare Advantage Plans.