Florida's Medically Needy Program covers the cost of medical services for residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid but whose medical expenses represent a substantial share of their incomes. This year Medicare assumed responsibility for prescription drug coverage for individuals in the medically needy program, as a result, most will no longer qualify as medically needy - a real Catch 22.

See story in South Florida Sun-Sentinal, 'Catch-22' in U.S. rules could be costly for thousands with chronic illnesses