Medicare Savings Programs: Results of Social Security Administration?s 2002 Outreach to Low-Income Beneficiaries

March 2004 Medicare Savings Programs: Results of Social Security Administration's 2002 Outreach to Low-Income Beneficiaries To assist low-income beneficiaries with their share of premiums and other out-of-pocket costs associated with Medicare, Congress has created four Medicare savings programs. Historic low enrollment in these programs has been attributed to several factors, including lack of awareness about the programs, and cumbersome eligibility determination and enrollment processes through state Medicaid programs. Concerned about this low enrollment, Congress passed legislation as part of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) requiring the Social . . .