Medicare Enrollees and the Part D Drug Benefit: Improving Financial Protection through the Low- Income Subsidy
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Description
Provides an overview of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, which covers some or all Part D drug costs. Presents estimates of number of Medicare Part D enrollees who received LIS in 2020 and their characteristics, as well as Medicare beneficiaries who did and did not have prescription drug coverage but who appear to be eligible for LIS based on income and resources. Compares Medicare enrollees demographic, financial, health status, and healthcare utilization characteristics, including rurality.
Author(s)
Yevgeniy Feyman, Joel Ruhter, Kenneth Finegold, et al.
Date
02/2024
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Document
Organization
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Access · Health disparities · Health insurance · Income support and assistance · Medicare · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data
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- HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, view details