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LIS-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, as of February 2009

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 CMS-Deemed Full Dual EligiblesCMS-Deemed MSP and SSI RecipientsLIS Approved and Not DeemedTotal LIS
United States6,310,7981,827,5001,506,3359,644,633
Alabama89,02098,16239,488226,670
Alaska12,4534071,47714,337
Arizona109,57429,78717,987157,348
Arkansas65,45243,07726,118134,647
California1,083,31622,92685,3091,191,551
Colorado55,21419,76019,89094,864
Connecticut70,32822,38810,220102,936
Delaware10,38210,9643,58524,931
District of Columbia16,2052,9582,23621,399
Florida304,056221,74689,895615,697
Georgia140,99797,43257,816296,245
Hawaii26,9462,9166,23936,101
Idaho20,3118,4267,40136,138
Illinois251,88935,74361,337348,969
Indiana88,63647,24937,760173,645
Iowa59,22211,67912,80283,703
Kansas39,81214,68714,84669,345
Kentucky92,26862,68240,330195,280
Louisiana96,33266,98929,884193,205
Maine49,10634,5422,24985,897
Maryland64,20032,12428,298124,622
Massachusetts218,33512,23920,360250,934
Michigan202,50726,39848,561277,466
Minnesota101,40012,97914,926129,305
Mississippi75,55361,19225,164161,909
Missouri137,71924,81535,899198,433
Montana13,6735,8086,45325,934
Nebraska33,0253,6827,56644,273
Nevada20,76316,52711,36248,652
New Hampshire19,0207,1696,50632,695
New Jersey157,03124,13743,837225,005
New Mexico35,33322,79811,08369,214
New York574,26770,49090,427735,184
North Carolina224,53452,56168,451345,546
North Dakota9,8123,6753,82317,310
Ohio193,35180,31354,331327,995
Oklahoma83,73017,91923,184124,833
Oregon55,60126,74415,64797,992
Pennsylvania289,20948,31369,803407,325
Rhode Island30,2824,8636,38741,532
South Carolina115,33417,08839,931172,353
South Dakota12,0096,0993,90722,015
Tennessee189,67861,85938,072289,609
Texas348,285199,543152,674700,502
Utah25,0843,3056,81035,199
Vermont18,1327,1011,56026,793
Virginia107,77348,98347,148203,904
Washington104,66729,26020,380154,307
West Virginia43,39527,20418,26288,861
Wisconsin114,32213,24314,216141,781
Wyoming5,9852,8852,15611,026
Residence Unknown5,2701,6642,2829,216
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Notes: 

Data as of February 1, 2009.

Residence Unknown includes beneficiaries from territories and beneficiaries whose address information is being updated.

Medicare beneficiaries with income below 150% of poverty ($16,245/individual; $21,855/couple in 2009) and limited resources ($12,510/individual; $25,010/couple in 2009) are eligible for additional premium and cost-sharing assistance for prescriptions drugs under Part D of the Medicare program. For more information on the low-income subsidy, see Kaiser's Fact Sheet on Low-Income Assistance Under the Medicare Drug Benefit.

Sources: 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), released February 2009, available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/prescriptiondrugcovgenIn/.

Definitions: 

MSP: Medicare Savings Program: Assist low-income beneficiaries by helping to pay Medicare premiums and, in some instances, cost-sharing for other Medicare services.
SSI: Supplemental Security Income




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