3.3: Medicare
Strengthen and improve Medicare Other Information:
How We Will Accomplish Our Objective - Support legislation to modernize and improve Medicare including: > providing all Medicare
beneficiaries with access to prescription drug coverage, and while transitioning to full implementation, providing immediate
assistance to low-income beneficiaries and access to lower drug prices for all beneficiaries through a prescription drug discount
card. > providing options for Medicare beneficiaries that offer more choices and better benefits, including a comprehensive
prescription drug benefit, full coverage of preventive care, and limits on high out-of-pocket costs. > providing the option
for Medicare beneficiaries to keep traditional Medicare coverage, with access to discounted drugs and additional protection
against high out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses. In addition, providing new Medigap options that include prescription
drug coverage and provide beneficiaries with additional protection against high out-of-pocket costs. - Support interim measures
to assist Medicare beneficiaries with accessing prescription drugs, such as through model Medicaid pharmacy waivers. - Test
new health plan options for beneficiaries by developing flexible demonstration programs. - Provide more private health plan
options for Medicare beneficiaries by ensuring that payment formulas are fair and by creating incentives for popular coverage
options like preferred provider plans. - Conduct demonstrations to test ways to incorporate disease management programs into
Medicare. - Develop strategies and tools to promote price and quality competition among health plans and providers. - Support
Medicare contractor reform through administrative steps to improve program management as well as customer service and Medicare
contractor reform legislation. - Streamline the process of approving national coverage of proven new medical procedures. -
Conduct research and surveys to measure and track beneficiary satisfaction with services.
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