Medicare Drugs? What about Ltc? Partnership Offers Alternative
Meiners, Mark R., Aging Today
Medicare reform seems to hinge on how to handle prescription drugs, especially how to deal with the fact that many state Medicaid programs already pay significant drug costs for those who are eligible for both programs. Aside from the importance of insurance covering prescription drugs, states are desperate for fiscal relief from the growing burden of Medicaid. As the United States goes forward in preparing for an aging population's healthcare financing needs, prescription drug coverage is indeed a worthy focus. But what about long-term care (LTC)?
LTC has long been treated as an unwanted stepchild whenever the United States has made one of its periodic forays into healthcare …
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Publication information:
Article title: Medicare Drugs? What about Ltc? Partnership Offers Alternative.
Contributors: Meiners, Mark R. - Author.
Magazine title: Aging Today.
Volume: 24.
Issue: 6
Publication date: November/December 2003.
Page number: 3.
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