Editing Medicare dual eligible (section)

{{Short description|Dual qualification in Medicare and Medicaid}}
Dual-eligible beneficiaries ('''Medicare dual eligibles or "duals"''') refers to those qualifying for both [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] benefits. In the United States, approximately 9.2 million people are eligible for "dual" status.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Using Shared Savings to Foster Coordinated Care for Dual Eligibles|last = Frank|first = Richard|date = January 2013|journal = New England Journal of Medicine|doi = 10.1056/nejmp1214155|pmid = 23281930|volume=368|issue = 5|pages=404–405}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = The Coming Experiments in Integrated and Coordinating Care for 'Dual Eligibles'|last = Meyer|first = Harris|date = June 2012|journal = Health Affairs|doi = 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0505|volume=31|issue = 6|pages=1151–1155|doi-access = }}</ref> Dual-eligibles make up 14% of Medicaid enrollment, yet they are responsible for approximately 36% of Medicaid expenditures.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Medicaid's Role for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries|last = Young|first = Katherine|date = August 2013|journal = The Kaiser Family Foundation}}</ref> Similarly, duals total 20% of Medicare enrollment, and spend 31% of Medicare dollars.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Medicare's Role for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries|last = Jacobson|first = Gretchen|date = April 2012|journal = The Kaiser Family Foundation}}</ref>  Dual-eligibles are often in poorer health and require more care compared with other Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.<ref name="CHIP Payment Access Commission 2013">Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission, Data Book: Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (Washington, D.C.: December 2013), 26.</ref>