tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 20

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Medicare officials would like to see Accountable Care Organizations help alleviate your problems with patients dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid."'Dual eligibles' are among the most chronically ill and costly individuals enrolled in both the Medicare and Medicaid programs, with many having multiple chronic conditions and/or long-term care needs," CMS says in a new fact sheet on the population."More than half of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have incomes below the poverty line compared with 8 percent of other Medicare beneficiaries. Forty three percent of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have at least one mental or cognitive impairment, while 60 percent have...

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