Number: RL32902
Title: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Low-Income Provisions
Authors: Jennifer O'Sullivan, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: MMA provisions are complex and observers have raised a number of questions about how the benefit will actually be implemented. Major issues for the low-income population include identification of those eligible for subsidies, assisting them in selecting and enrolling in a Part D plan, timely enrollment, and access of enrollees to needed therapies. The MMA low-income provisions also raise administrative and financial concerns for state Medicaid programs. This report provides background information on the MMA provisions and related issues.
Pages: 35
Date: March 21, 2007