Article Publication Date:
11/1/2011
Summary:
This paper provides recommendations on changes to improve delivery of the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program so that it can more fully serve the purposes for which the program was established. It is the last in a series of four papers that highlight pressing issues facing dual eligibles and provide recommendations to the federal Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO), state Medicaid agencies and other interested policymakers and stakeholders on how to address them.
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults
Sources:
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Programs/Initiatives:
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
States:
Keywords:
Long-Term Care
low-income; premiums; deductibles; copayments; coverage; providers; Medicare and Medicaid Services; Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP); program deficiencies; bad debt program
Contact
National Senior Citizens Law Center
www.NSCLC.org
Phone:
202-289-6976
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52999