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This Department has identified several thousand Medicaid recipients who have Medicare Part A, but are not enrolled in Medicare Part B. Enrollment in Medicare is a condition of eligibility for Medicaid. In an effort to provide this benefit to eligible Medicaid recipients, this Department will begin a project to enroll eligible Medicare/Medicaid recipients in Medicare Part B. This will provide additional cost savings to the Medicaid program when claims are paid by Medicare rather than Medicaid. By adding eligible individuals to the Medicare Savings Program, there will be no cost to the recipient. Some Medicaid recipients who have Medicare Part A, but not Part B have encountered problems accessing drugs that should be covered by Part B. Enrollment in Part B will provide access to those drugs that are covered by Part B, but not Part D. In addition, individuals who are enrolled in both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B have the option of enrolling in a Medicare Advantage Plan or a Medicaid Advantage Plan.
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