Medicaid program; state allotments for payment of Medicare Part B premiums for qualifying individuals: federal fiscal year 2006. Interim final rule with comment period

This interim final rule with comment period sets forth the methodology and process used to compute and issue each State's allotment for fiscal year (FY) 2006 and FY 2007 that is available to pay Medicare Part B premiums for qualifying individuals. It also provides the preliminary FY 2006 allotments determined under this methodology.