Outlines how the timeline for and process of lowering the federal deficit in exchange for raising the debt ceiling could affect Medicare spending through sequestration, including cuts in payments to Medicare Advantage plans, Part D, and providers.
Title: The Budget Control Act of 2011: Implications for Medicare
Publication date 2011-09-01
Publication Year 2011
Authors
Gretchen Jacobson
, Tricia Neuman
, Zachary Levinson
Copyright holder(s)
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Geographical Focus
North America / United States
Keywords
sequestration
, kaiser family foundation
, budget
, paygo
, joint select committee
Document type
Issue/Policy Brief
Language
English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/the-budget-control-act-of-2011-implications-for-medicare.html
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