RAND Research Topic: Medicare2024-01-04T09:56:00ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/medicare.htmlMedicare for 50-to-64-Year-OldsChristine Eibner; Raffaele Vardavas; Sarah A. Nowak; Jodi L. Liu; Preethi Raohttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4246.html2019-11-18T00:01:00Z2019-11-18T00:01:00ZIn this report, the authors analyze how allowing adults ages 50 and older to buy into the Medicare program could affect health insurance coverage, individual market premiums, and federal health care spending.Medicare Surgical Payments Should Be Updated to Reflect Postoperative Care That Is Actually ProvidedRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/news/press/2020/01/22.html2020-01-22T20:00:00Z2020-01-22T20:00:00ZMedicare appears to be overpaying surgeons for many medical procedures. Federal officials should incorporate ways to more objectively measure the amount of postoperative care surgeons provide to patients.