The effects of the Amazonâs continued destruction could be especially severe in southern Brazil, where much of the countryâs agriculture, industry and population is based. About 40 percent of the precipitation there comes from moisture evaporated off the rain forestâs thick tree cover. Cutting back more of the Amazon could mean starving the area of water. âThe hydroclimatic cycle of the Amazon really depends on having forest there,â said Thomas Lovejoy, president of the U.S.-based H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
There are individuals with disabilities and others who are eligible for Medicare. There is a program called the Medicare Buy-In Program which includes QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) and also SLMB (Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary).
Under the MQB-Q program Medicaid pays Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance for charges covered by Medicare. Individuals authorized for MQB-Q only, as well as dually authorized individuals, will receive a gray ID card.