Coverage of Prescription Drugs Under the Supplemental Medical Insurance Portion of the Medicare Program.
Explains current coverage of payments for prescription drugs under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, which comprises the supplemental medical insurance portion of the Medicare program. Reviews House consideration of a health insurance program for the aged in 1965, Senate consideration of H.R....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1968.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Explains current coverage of payments for prescription drugs under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, which comprises the supplemental medical insurance portion of the Medicare program. Reviews House consideration of a health insurance program for the aged in 1965, Senate consideration of H.R. 6675, and Congressional interest in prescription drug proposals under Medicare from 1966-68, all to amend supplementary medical insurance program to include costs of outpatient drugs. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |