Three new reports focus on one of the biggest challenges in the implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act, the transitioning of drug coverage for individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, who now get their drug coverage from Medicaid, to the new Medicare benefit.

 The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Enrolling Dual Eligibles into Drug Plans

 Medicare's New Prescription Drug Benefit: The Voices of People Dually Covered by Medicare and Medicaid

 Implications of The Medicare Modernization Act For States: Observations from a Focus Group Discussion with Medicaid Directors

 Transitions: A Video Explores some of the issues and challenges "dual eligibles" may face during the transition from Medicaid drug coverage to Medicare.

These reports were released at a January 24, 2005 briefing:

 Agenda

 Speaker Biographies

 Presentation - The Transition of Dual Eligibles to Medicare Drug Coverage: Implications for Beneficiaries and States; Jocelyn Guyer, Kaiser Family Foundation

 Presentation - The Transition of Dual Eligibles' Drug Coverage from Medicaid to Medicare Part D: Issues and Options; Julie James, Health Policy Alternatives

 Audio Webcast: Real Player or Windows Media Player

Related Documents:

Dual Eligibles Tables: Enrollment and Spending, by State, 2002

Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act Implementation Timeline: June 2004 - December 2006 Key Dates

The Medicare Prescription Drug Law - Fact Sheet