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9021414

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program eliminated the out-of-pocket costs of obtaining health care services under the Medicare program for some low-income beneficiaries who were previously ineligible for Medicaid. The program is underused, and little is known about its effects. The article describes the QMB Program and compares program beneficiaries with others whose out-of-pocket payments are covered by Medicaid. Using Medicare claims data covering QMBs in Tennessee, we found that the program financed a relatively high rate of use of Medicare services and saved low-income Medicare beneficiaries hundreds of dollars per month in out-of-pocket costs. Social workers can promote the program and increase the use of its covered services appropriately, thereby by maximizing its potential benefits to low-income people.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0360-7283
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The value and use of the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program: early evidence from Tennessee.
pubmed:affiliation
MEDSTAT Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't