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Protecting the Medically Vulnerable Amid COVID-19: Insights from the Dually Eligible Population in the United States.

Dually eligible benefi ciaries are individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities within this population such as mental health, underscoring the importance of advancing knowledge of and supporting existing eff orts to meet their needs and identifying promising practices integral to addressing current health inequities. To emphasize the increasing impact the dually eligible benefi ciary population will have on the US health care landscape, this commentary serves as a primer for readers by: 1. providing an overview of the challenges and needs faced by dually eligible benefi ciaries; 2. discussing current pathways to address care for this population as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and 3. identifying promising strategies to address the needs of this population during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.