CRS Series on Medicaid : Dual Eligibles.

Provides an overview of "dual eligible" chronically ill individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits offered in their State, and discusses the specific role of Medicaid in serving this group. Covers Medicare prescription drug benefit for dual eligibles, definition and el...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides an overview of "dual eligible" chronically ill individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits offered in their State, and discusses the specific role of Medicaid in serving this group. Covers Medicare prescription drug benefit for dual eligibles, definition and eligibility requirements, demographic information on and estimates of growth in dual eligible population, Medicaid services for dual eligibles, cost of providing services to dual eligibles, coordinating or integrating Medicaid and Medicare services, issues in providing assistance with Medicare premiums and cost-sharing, and administration and data issues for dual eligible programs. Includes tables and graphs.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.