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Medicaid
Interactive Tools on Medicaid From the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured presents the State Medicaid Fact Sheets and the Medicaid Benefits Online Database, two interactive tools featuring the latest key data, information and services provided for each state’s Medicaid program. Both tools allow for easy access to the data which can then be printed, saved and emailed.
CMS Factsheet:
Ensuring an Effective Transition of Dual Eligibles from Medicaid to Medicare Part D
Beginning January 1, 2006, responsibility for the prescription drug coverage for over 6 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries who also are enrolled in Medicaid shifts from the states to the federal government consistent with the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. These beneficiaries, referred to as the full-benefit dual eligibles, will qualify for Medicare prescription drug coverage with low or no premiums and co-payments of a few dollars.
CMS recognizes the enormity of this transition from Medicaid drug coverage to Medicare and has been working intensively with many partners in and out of government to ensure that the transition process for these beneficiaries is as seamless and efficient as possible. The most important goal of this transition is to ensure full-benefit dual eligible beneficiaries will get the prescription drug coverage they need as of January 1, 2006.
CMS is committed to accomplishing the following two key objectives to ensure a safe and appropriate transition of the dual eligible population from Medicaid to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage... More>>
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