Preventive Health Services for Medicare Beneficiaries: Policy and Research Issues

OTA-H-416
NTIS order #PB90-219999

Report cover
Full Report ~536K
Front Matter ~29K
Table of Contents ~7K

Chapters
1: Executive Summary ~12K
2: Introduction ~33K
3: Defining Preventive Service for the Elderly ~26K
4: The Medicare Program ~73K
5: Evaluating the Evidence on the Cost-Effectiveness of Preventive Services for the Elderly: Selected Issues ~14K
6: Research Issues ~4K

Appendixes
A: Acknowledgements ~5K
B: Summary of OTA Studies of Preventive Services for the Elderly ~10K
C: The Medicare Preventive Services Demonstration Projects ~46K
D: Summary of Recommendations for Periodic Health Examinations in the Elderly ~148K
References ~165K