Caring for People Covered by Both Medicare and Medicaid: A Primer on Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
The Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU)

The panel at this briefing addressed basic questions about dually eligible beneficiaries -- a group with complex medical and long-term care needs who must navigate both Medicaid and Medicare benefits and financing, presenting a challenge for those seeking a more efficient and coordinated care delivery system. Questions included: What are the characteristics and needs of the dually eligible? How do Medicaid and Medicare coordinate payment and care for this population? What federal and state barriers complicate these efforts? What provisions in health reform address improving the coordination and delivery of services for dual eligibles?

A podcast is also available.

Related KCMU documents:

Dual Eligibles: Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

Affordable Care Act Provisions Relating to the Care of Dually Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

Dual Eligibles: Medicaid Enrollment and Spending for Medicare Beneficiaries in 2007

Medicaid’s Role for Dual Eligibles: Short Profiles

The Role of Medicare For The People Dually Eligible For Medicare And Medicaid