Reassignment of Medicare Benefits

The Office of the Inspector General of the DHHS examines the practice of "reassignment", a mechanism by which Medicare practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for services that they rendered. They found that 77% of practitioners have at least one reassignment.

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How Sensitive Are Retirement Decisions to Financial Incentives: A Stated Preference Analysis

Institute for the Study of Labor examines the effects of financial incentives on the retirement age, using a survey conducted in the Netherlands.

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Social Security and the Joint Trends in Labor Supply and Benefits Receipt Among Older Men

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College demonstrates an increase in older American men who worked without receiving Social Security retirement benefits and a decline in those who claimed benefits without working during the period 1980-2006.

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The Role of Information for Retirement Behavior: Evidence Based on the Stepwise Introduction of the Social Security Statement

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College looks at the effect of statements from the Social Security Administration (which outline estimated benefits upon retirement at ages 62, 65, and 70) on individuals' decisions about retirement.

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Medicare Part D and the Financial Protection of the Elderly

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College examines the impact of the expansion of Medicare Part D, finding that the program crowded out other forms of prescription drug coverage.

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Community Partnerships for Older Adults: Local Solutions for National Long Term Care Challenges

Community Partnerships for Older Adults, a program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents a report which outlines their program goals, and the progress already made. The paper also presents details on the current state of long term care nationally.

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Debt of the Elderly and Near Elderly, 1992–2007

Employee Benefit Research Institute reports on an increase in housing and consumer debt of those in or near retirement age. 63% of families, whose "head" was aged 55 or older have some level up debt in 2007 (up 3% since 2004).

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