RS21837
Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs
February 25, 2005

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Thurgood Marshall Law Library/University of Maryland School of Law

Summary:

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA, P.L. 108-173), enacted in December 2003, will have a significant effect on Medicaid beneficiaries who also have Medicare coverage (i.e., "dual eligibles") and on state Medicaid programs. This report highlights several provisions affecting dual eligible beneficiaries and state Medicaid programs and describes some of the areas where significant questions remain. This report will be updated.