Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid

Hearne, Jean

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Health policy;    Medicaid;    Drugs;    Drug industry;    Prescription pricing;   

RP-ID  :  RL30726
RP-ID  :  RL30726_2006Feb21

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Medicaid is a joint federal-state entitlement program that pays for medical services on behalf of certain groups of low-income persons. It is the third largest social program in the federal budget, exceeded only by Social Security and Medicare and is typically the second largest spending item for states. This report discusses prescription drug policies under the program.