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Ramon Castellblanch, PhD, Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132-4161, (415) 405-2151, ramonc@sfsu.edu

Over a 10 year period, the Medicare Modernization Act will pay private insurers to cover people on Medicare $46 billion more than it would cost to cover the same people with traditional Medicare. This overpayment is intended to increase the number of Medicare beneficiaries private insurers will cover.

Learning Objectives:

• a better understanding of the prospects for private health insurers in Medicare

Keywords: Medicare, Health Care Politics

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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