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The Medicare Preferred Provider Organization Demonstration Overview of Design Characteristics and Outstanding Issues of Interest

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Report Home In January 2003, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid initiated the Preferred Provider Organization Demonstration with the intent of testing alternatives to the payment methods used in the Medicare+Choice program. This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Marsha Gold, Lori Achman and Jim Verdier of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. provides a detailed description of the demonstration project, with information about the geographic scope of the project; plan sponsors and profiles of participating PPOs; benefits, premiums, and cost sharing; payment methods and risk sharing; and other issues to consider in evaluating the effects of the demonstration. (160 pages) Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures

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