Chrysler/UAW Medicare Insured Group (MIG): Feasibility Study Data Quality Report

摘要

The report describes a demonstration in linking Medicare health insurance data to data from a private complementary benefits plan. A series of analytic files link Medicare and complementary data for Medicare-enrolled employees and retirees of Chrysler Motor Corporation. The files were developed as part of the Chrysler/United Auto Workers (UAW) Medicare Insured Group (MIG) Feasibility Study, under a cooperative agreement between Health Care Financing Administration, Chrysler and UAW. The study evaluated the possible impact of Chrysler and the UAW establishing a MIG for Chrysler Medicare beneficiaries. Under a MIG, Chrysler would administer all Medicare benefits for Chrysler retirees in return for a capitation payment, fully assuming the financial risk both for expenses covered by Medicare and for providing existing Chrysler complementary benefits. The Data Quality Report focuses on the creation process and validity of the analytic files used in the Feasibility Study, rather than on the results of analyzing the files.