Research on Medicare

Medicare+Choice Study: The Disappearance of Medicare+Choice Would Hit Hard on Lower Income and Minority Beneficiaries
A study by Kenneth Thorpe of Emory University looks at the income and ethnic characteristics of Medicare+Choice enrollees, and projects the coverage choices that enrollees would make if Medicare+Choice were no longer available: how many would buy a Medigap policy, how many would enroll in Medicaid, and how many would have Medicare only.
April 30, 2002

Prescription Drugs: Making Coverage Affordable for Medicare Beneficiares'
This paper provides the Blue perspective on this critical debate and addresses four areas:1) current coverage for Medicare beneficiaries 2) Difficulty in addressing THE problem: rapidly increasing costs 3) Discussion of Federal proposals and 4) Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association recommendations.
May 13, 2000

Senate Bill Would Make Healthcare Less Affordable
November 19, 2009

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, but Independence Blue Cross Fights This Growing and Devastating Disease Every Day
November 19, 2009