This information assortment attracts on Medicare and Medicaid administrative information to current nationwide and state-level data on people who find themselves lined by each Medicare and Medicaid, known as Medicare-Medicaid enrollees (also referred to as dually-enrolled beneficiaries). Medicare-Medicaid enrollees qualify for Medicare protection on the premise of age (65 and older) or incapacity. To qualify for Medicaid advantages, Medicare beneficiaries should meet eligibility standards primarily based on monetary (associated to revenue and wealth) and non-financial (usually, age or incapacity) necessities. For “partial profit” enrollees, Medicaid pays Medicare premiums and, in lots of circumstances, additionally pays Medicare’s deductibles and cost-sharing on behalf of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. Medicare-Medicaid enrollees who additionally obtain the complete vary of Medicaid advantages that aren’t lined by Medicare are usually known as “full profit” enrollees. This information assortment contains the variety of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees and Medicare and Medicaid spending on these enrollees.
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