The Roles of Medicare and Medicaid for a Diverse Dual-Eligible Population

Persons dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are a diverse group, including people who are young and old, people who are relatively healthy as well as those who are gravely ill, and people who have no disabling or chronic conditions as well as those with significant disabilities. Chapter 3 of the March 2013 report describes the care needs and patterns of service use and spending among several subgroups of the dually eligible population, to better inform the design of policy solutions that take into account this diversity. Read more about people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.