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Effect of State Medicaid Payment Policies for Medicare Cost Sharing on Access to Care for Dual Eligibles

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November 2014

This report examines variation in Medicaid payments for Medicare cost sharing across states and addresses whether state Medicaid payment policies for Medicare cost sharing have an impact on access to care for Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, and whether these policies have an impact on place of care or type of provider seen.

Publication Type: Contractor Reports