Medicare Drug Benefit : Retiree Provisions.

Examines incentives and other options available to employers who sponsor employment-based retiree health plans with prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible retirees, as authorized under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Discusses requirements f...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines incentives and other options available to employers who sponsor employment-based retiree health plans with prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible retirees, as authorized under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Discusses requirements for employer/union subsidies, subsidy payments, employer/union sponsored plans and other options available, impact of MMA provisions on beneficiaries and employers, and related issues.
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