Estimates of Dual and Full Medicaid Benefit Dual Enrollees, 1999

There is a clear need to develop better estimates of dual (Medicare and Medicaid) enrollees and the subpopulation of dual enrollees who receive full Medicaid benefits. Dual enrollees that may receive full Medicaid benefits include: qualified Medicare beneficiaries, specified low income Medicare beneficiaries, and other dual beneficiaries a group that includes medically needy spend down enrollees.