Journal article
Eligible but not enrolled? Potential for targeting over a half-million rural Medicare beneficiaries for enrollment in the low-income subsidy prescription drug program
Rural policy brief, (2008 5), pp.1-4
12/01/2008
PMID: 19688906
Abstract
The Medicare Part D outpatient prescription drug program created significant opportunities for low-income Medicare beneficiaries to receive subsidies to participate in the program and lower their out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs. Over 12.5 million beneficiaries are believed to be eligible (using estimates from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, CMS) for the low-income subsidy (LIS) program, and CMS estimates that over 80% of them have enrolled.1 This suggests that considerably more Medicare
recipients could enroll in the LIS program, lowering their out-of-pocket cost burden.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Eligible but not enrolled? Potential for targeting over a half-million rural Medicare beneficiaries for enrollment in the low-income subsidy prescription drug program
- Creators
- Timothy D McBrideKeith J Mueller
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Rural policy brief, (2008 5), pp.1-4
- PMID
- 19688906
- ISSN
- 2152-0267
- eISSN
- 2152-0267
- Grant note
- 1-U1G RH07633-02-00 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984221753202771
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