Developing the information infrastructure for medicare beneficiaries [electronic resource] : summary of a workshop / Committee on Choice and Managed Care: Furthering the Knowledge Base to Ensure Public Accountability and Information for Informed Purchasing by and on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries, Office of Health Policy Programs and Fellowships, Institute of Medicine ; Valerie Tate Jopeck and Marion Ein Lewin, editors.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- HCFA's plan of action -- HCFA as a successful consumer service agency -- How to reach beneficiaries: lessons from private industry -- Role of third parties in the information infrastructure -- Best practices and models for an open-season enrollment process -- Special needs populations: helping those most in need of assistance -- Implementation issues -- Letter report to the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration on developing an information infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.