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COVERAGE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO HEALTH CARECOVERAGE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 7838
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
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3200 Adeline Street Suite 203
Berkeley, CA 94703
United States
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Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
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Abstract

THE PENDING PASSAGE OF THE MEDICARE CATASTROPHIC LOSS PREVENTION ACT OF 1987 HAS FOCUSED ATTENTION ON THE NEED TO KEEP THE PUBLIC WELL-INFORMED ON HEALTH CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING CHOICES. IN THIS PROJECT, BERKELEY PLANNING ASSOCIATES--BUILDING ON ITS RECENTLY COMPLETED MANUAL FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE--WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE COMGINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PRIVATE MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES WITH DATA ON PRIVATE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE, THE LIMITES OF MEDICARE, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF NON-INSURANCE OPTIONS. THE MANUAL WILL BE DEVELOPED IN BOOKLET FORM AND ADAPTED FOR USE ON MICROCOMPUTERS. THE COMPUTER VERSION WILL ENABLE THE USER TO OUTPUT A MANUAL CUSTOMIZED TO THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL MEDICARE AND PRE-MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR ADVISORS. IN PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT, BPA WILL ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING SUCH A PRODUCT AND DEVISE DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS AND TESTING PROCEDURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASE II.

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