Department of Health and Human Services
	Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Activities FY 2003 Plan and Budget February 2002

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RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS

(by HHS Strategic Plan Objective)

PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SATISFACTION OF BENEFICIARIES IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (OBJECTIVE 3.4)

FY 2003 Priorities

RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATION (CMS)

Research: Evaluating CMS Programs and Developing New Alternatives: CMS’ RD&E budget will continue to support high priority activities to provide information about the effectiveness of CMS’ current programs or to develop and test new program options. These activities will include:

• developing and testing new payment and delivery approaches for Medicare’s managed care and fee-for service programs.
• conducting analyses to support the development of Medicare reform proposals including exploration of various premium support models and development of policy alternatives for prescription drug coverage.
• evaluating selected aspects of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs to assess how well they meet the needs of specific groups of beneficiaries, States, providers and other customers.