President Bush's Proposed Medicare-Endorsed Drug Discount Card Initiative : Status and Issues.
Describes the current status of and policy issues behind President Bush's proposed prescription drug discount card, a Medicare-endorsed program to reduce drug costs for the elderly. Details existing commercial models for drug discount cards available through insurers, membership organizations,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2003.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Describes the current status of and policy issues behind President Bush's proposed prescription drug discount card, a Medicare-endorsed program to reduce drug costs for the elderly. Details existing commercial models for drug discount cards available through insurers, membership organizations, including AARP, and pharmaceutical companies; program administration through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; estimates of pharmacy participation and expected discount levels; and proposed regulations to establish the card program. Outlines Bush Administration arguments in support of the proposal as well as opposition from pharmacy groups, including the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |