title: Dual eligibles.
abstract: Dual enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid are among the poorest, sickest and highest users of health-care services in the United States. Yet they face numerous difficulties in coordinating benefits between these programs. In this brief we look at who the dual enrollees are and offer tips as to how you can help your clients maximize their benefits.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nemore
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000191:economics; D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000191:economics; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000191:economics*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011203:Poverty; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States