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  Answer ID  
3071
  Topic  
Drugs
  Drug Card
  Category  
Medicaid
Medicare Modernization Act
  $600 Credit
  Drug Card
  Date Created  
07/02/2004 04:30 PM
  Date Updated  
07/02/2004 04:44 PM

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  Will the availability of the $600 credit or discount prices prevent or delay an individual's eligibility for Medicaid under a "spenddown?"
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  Will the availability of the $600 credit or discount prices prevent or delay an individual's eligibility for Medicaid under a "spenddown?"
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  No. Neither the $600 credit nor the discount prices will have a negative impact on the Medicaid eligibility process. The discount and any portion of the $600 credit used for precription drugs will be treated as incurred medical expenses for purposes of Medicaid spenddown, and there will be no delay in the onset of Medicaid eligibility. CMS will issue guidance on how the Medicaid State agencies will calculate the applicant's level of drug spending to apply to "spenddown."
 
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