Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Low-Income Provisions (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised March 21, 2007 |
| Report Number |
RL32902 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Jennifer O'Sullivan, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
MMA provisions are complex and observers have raised a number of questionsabout how the benefit will actually be implemented. Major issues for the low-incomepopulation include identification of those eligible for subsidies, assisting them inselecting and enrolling in a Part D plan, timely enrollment, and access of enrolleesto needed therapies. The MMA low-income provisions also raise administrative andfinancial concerns for state Medicaid programs. This report provides backgroundinformation on the MMA provisions and related issues.
