RT Book, Section
A1 Lipowski, Earlene
A2 Angaran, David M.
A2 Whalen, Karen
SR Print(0)
ID 1102487456
T1 Medicare and Medicaid
T2 Medication Therapy Management: A Comprehensive Approach
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071848695
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102487456
RD 2024/04/24
AB Medicare  enrollment  qualifications  include  being  at  least  65  years  of  age;  or,  if  under  65  years  of  age,  having  a  disability,  end-stage  renal  disease,  or  amyotrophic  lateral  sclerosis.Medicare  consists  of  Part  A  (hospital  services),  Part  B  (physician  services),  Part  C  (private  insurance  option  to  traditional  Medicare)  and  Part  D  (prescription  drug  benefit).Medicare  services  are  not  free  and  require  monthly  premium  payments  and  various  copayments.Medicare  does  not  cover  numerous  health-related  services,  such  as  hearing  exams  and  hearing  aids;  eye  care,  routine  eye  exams,  and  corrective  lenses;  oral  healthcare  and  dental  appliances;  cosmetic  surgery;  and  long-term  residential  care.Medications  are  covered  through  both  Part  B  and  Part  D;  Medicare  Part  D  does  not  cover  Part  B  medications.Medicaid  is  a  joint  federal  and  state  program  for  people  with  limited  income  and  resources.Each  state  has  its  own  eligibility  criteria  and  application  procedures,  and  Medicaid  services  vary  by  state.All  Medicaid  recipients  who  also  qualify  for  Medicare  receive  some  assistance  in  paying  for  coverage.Compared  to  the  average  Medicare  beneficiary,  members  eligible  for  both  Medicaid  and  Medicare  are  younger  and  sicker,  have  less  income  and  education,  and  have  higher  rates  of  mental  illness  and  cognitive  impairment.Medicare  is  the  primary  source  of  prescription  drug  benefits  for  the  dual-eligible  population.