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Background Report on the Increase in the SMI Enrollee Premium for 1988.

Background report, prepared with CRS assistance, examining medicare increases in beneficiary premiums for supplementary medical insurance (SMI), which provides for physician reimbursement under medicare Part B.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1987.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Library of Congress. > Congressional Research Service.
Health facilities.
Medicare.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Background report, prepared with CRS assistance, examining medicare increases in beneficiary premiums for supplementary medical insurance (SMI), which provides for physician reimbursement under medicare Part B.
Describes SMI coverage and financing, presents historical and projected SMI cost data, and explains basis for the 1988 premium increase.
Includes tables and graphs throughout.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.