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MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT Previous Volume 353:2739-2741 December 29, 2005 Number 26 Next

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The new Medicare Part D will improve access to medications for millions of Americans. One subgroup of beneficiaries, however, may inadvertently be made worse off: the 7.2 million people enrolled in both Medicaid (because they are poor) and Medicare (because they are elderly or disabled). These beneficiaries, known as the dually eligible, already receive drug benefits through state-run Medicaid programs; but as of 2006, they will be required to enroll in Medicare Part D.

Moving the dually eligible recipients of drug benefits to new federal programs raises several concerns: these beneficiaries may have problems making the transition and negotiating the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Elliott is a clinical senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow from 2004 to 2005; Dr. Majumdar is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Canada; and Dr. Gillick is an associate professor, and Dr. Soumerai a professor, of ambulatory care and prevention at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston.

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