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Published January 13, 2015
The Bush administration says the Medicare prescription drug bill would relieve states of some of the financial burden of paying for drug coverage for low-income seniors. Following is a list of the current number of Medicare beneficiaries, state by state. The second column is the number of lower-income older and disabled residents who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, and whose drug costs are currently paid by the states under Medicaid. The third column is the amount the Bush administration projects each state would save over eight years if the dual eligibles received drug coverage under the federal Medicare program.
State Medicare beneficiaries Dual eligibles Projected savings($)
Ala. 720,462 138,551 27
5 million
Alaska 47,295 12,354
50 million
Ariz. 729,128 82,232 3
43 million
Ark. 453,438 83,875 1
53 million
Calif. 4,075,728 931,863 3.6
billion
Colo. 493,465 60,161 2
77 million
Conn. 523,051 81,768 5
49 million
Del. 119,537 16,207 9
3 million
D.C. 73,984 17,660
40 million
Fla. 2,930,812 400,525 1.7
billion
Ga. 974,778 171,785 46
9 million
Hawaii 174,699 23,586 1
02 million
Idaho 177,511 13,186 4
3 million
Ill. 1,664,780 160,264 785
million
Ind. 880,545 104,285 47
6 million
Iowa 485,042 50,043 1
75 million
Kan. 396,577 43,899 1
92 million
Ky. 649,289 136,448 40
2 million
La. 622,745 103,279 33
3 million
Maine 227,308 47,089 1
61 million
Md. 675,488 76,458 3
54 million
Mass. 970,112 228,955 99
6 million
Mich. 1,447,595 196,658 641
million
Minn. 677,400 101,192 53
1 million
Miss. 437,501 145,782 25
8 million
Mo. 888,126 144,468 65
8 million
Mont. 142,725 14,920 4
1 million
Neb. 258,786 41,931 1
67 million
Nev. 272,587 20,241 1
03 million
N.H. 179,608 36,471 2
03 million
N.J. 1,224,665 145,462 762
million
N.M. 249,744 35,203 6
2 million
N.Y. 2,768,204 627,789 3 b
illion
N.C. 1,206,526 235,345 882
million
N.D. 103,957 14,906 4
6 million
Ohio 1,734,229 152,470 711
million
Okla. 523,409 70,544 2
02 million
Ore. 514,456 82,742 2
79 million
Penn. 2,123,020 255,476 1.2
billion
R.I. 173,336 43,630 2
04 million
S.C. 606,567 128,628 35
6 million
S.D. 122,283 11,897 3
8 million
Tenn. 873,247 198,786 69
0 million
Texas 2,392,209 420,318 1.7
billion
Utah 219,973 17,739 5
1 million
Vt. 92,938 21,767
76 million
Va. 947,104 97,855 5
11 million
Wash. 775,090 82,376 5
00 million
W.Va. 348,240 41,114 1
05 million
Wis. 806,366 92,900 4
02 million
Wyo. 68,626 6,944
25 million
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