Medicare "Dual Eligible" Transition To Be Topic Of CMS Meeting With States
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS will meet with the National Governors Association and the Council of State Governments to develop state-specific plans for making the transition from Medicaid to Medicare Rx. CMS Administrator McClellan highlights the meeting as one of the agency's actions to ensure dual eligibles maintain access to prescriptions.
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