Dual Eligibles: Medicaid's Role in Filling Medicare's Gaps


 

Publication Date: March 2004

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Health Funding; Public Programs

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper presents a profile of dual eligible beneficiaries (those qualifying for both Medicare and Medicaid), describes their health care expenditures, and analyzes the distribution of spending on the population.