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Promises unfulfilled: implementation of expanded coverage for the elderly poor.

J A Lamphere1, M L Rosenbach

  • 1Public Policy Institute, AARP, Washington, DC 20049, USA.

Health Services Research
|April 25, 2000
PubMed
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The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) programs aim to help low-income elderly individuals but face enrollment challenges. Complexities in administration and benefit fragmentation hinder access to essential healthcare for this population.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Public Health Policy
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) programs were established to provide financial assistance for healthcare costs to low-income elderly individuals.
  • Despite their intent, understanding the implementation and enrollment of these programs within state Medicaid systems is crucial for assessing their effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the implementation of the QMB and SLMB programs.
  • To summarize program origins, enrollment data, and identify remaining policy issues in healthcare access for low-income elderly individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of state variations in Medicaid QMB and SLMB enrollment.
  • Identification of best practices in program administration.

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  • Qualitative data collection through telephone interviews with officials in ten states regarding program implementation.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant portion of potentially eligible individuals are not enrolled in the QMB and SLMB programs across most states.
    • Fragmentation between Medicare and Medicaid benefits, complex eligibility verification, and rigid administrative systems impede program effectiveness.
    • These systemic issues limit the intended protection for low-income elderly persons.

    Conclusions:

    • Ensuring financial protection against high out-of-pocket healthcare costs remains a critical issue for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
    • The complexities of aligning Medicare and Medicaid benefits present challenges to improving coordination and healthcare access for this demographic.
    • Improved coordination across federal and state agencies is uncertain due to these inherent complexities.