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Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit A collection of reports, fact sheets, surveys, and other research and background material on the Medicare program's new drug benefit and other provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. |
| | Medicare/Medicaid Dual Enrollees Though Medicare assistance is vital to the 40 million elderly persons and individuals with disabilities enrolled in the program, the requirement that beneficiaries contribute to the cost of their care through premiums and coinsurance can impose a significant burden on low-income individuals. The poorest Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for protection from these medical expenses through the Medicaid program, but many persons living just below or above the poverty level are not eligible for full Medicaid assistance and cannot afford private supplemental insurance to help cover these costs. The Medicare Savings Programs are designed to assist these low-income Medicare beneficiaries with the cost of Medicare premiums and coinsurance by paying all or some of these costs. |
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Medicare Chart Book 2005
Features more than 80 charts and tables with detailed information about the program and the seniors and younger people with disabilities who rely on Medicare for health insurance coverage.
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Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
This fact sheet explains why the over 7.5 million "dual eligibles" need Medicaid, what services they receive from Medicaid, and the current policy challenges related to dual eligibles, including the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.
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Transitions
This video explores some of the issues and challenges "dual eligibles" may face during the transition from Medicaid drug coverage to Medicare.
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statehealthfacts.org This redesigned and updated website provides the latest state-level data on dual enrollees.
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