This new tutorial focuses on the 9 million dual eligibles -- low income seniors and people with disabilities who receive coverage through both Medicare and Medicaid. This tutorial provides a closer look at the characteristics of dual eligibles, the types of services and coverage they receive from each program, and how program spending for this population is allocated.

This updated online consumer guide designed to help Medicare beneficiaries and their families make informed decisions about their health coverage. It reflects Medicare changes stemming from the 2010 health reform law.

This brief provides key information and data related to Medicare's role as primary payer for 9 million beneficiaries who are also eligible for Medicaid. 

This brief provides key data and information about Medicaid's role providing supplemental coverage for 9 million Medicare beneficiaries, including state-specific enrollment and spending trends. 

This data spotlight looks at the average total share of household budgets spent on out-of-pocket health care expenses in Medicare and non-Medicare families, including the extent to which this spending varies by age and poverty level.

This policy brief provides an update on financial alignment models for dual eligibles based on information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' July 2011 State Medicaid Director letter and the responding states' letters of intent. It describes CMS's two proposed models and the planning and design process and presents key points from the states' initial expressions of potential interest in testing these models.

This fact sheet provides a basic overview of the Medicare program, including how it is financed, who is eligible and what benefits are covered under the program. In addition, it describes supplemental health insurance, benefits provided by the new drug law and data on Medicare expenditures and financing. 

This updated fact sheet provides an overview of spending on the Medicare program and how the program is financed.  It includes the latest available data on Medicare financing and incorporates reductions in the rate of growth of Medicare spending attributable to the 2010 health reform law, including an updated estimate showing the law will extend the solvency of the Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance Trust Fund until 2029.

This data spotlight examines the financial burden of out-of-pocket health expenses among Medicare beneficiaries and the characteristics of beneficiaries with the greatest financial burden relative to their income.

This data spotlight examines the income and assets of the current Medicare population, considering variations by race/ethnicity, and makes projections for the next generation of beneficiaries.