Medicare Prescription Drug and Reform Legislation.
Describes major provisions of S. 1 and H.R. 2473, both to establish an outpatient prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries and to institute miscellaneous reforms in the Medicare program. Explains provisions regarding establishment of a Medicare Advantage program, preferred provider organ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Describes major provisions of S. 1 and H.R. 2473, both to establish an outpatient prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries and to institute miscellaneous reforms in the Medicare program. Explains provisions regarding establishment of a Medicare Advantage program, preferred provider organizations, and enhanced fee-for-service plans. Reviews provisions to establish a new agency to administer certain Medicare programs. Examines appeals, regulatory, and contracting provisions of the bills, and provisions affecting Medicare fee-for-service program benefits, beneficiary cost-sharing amounts, and covered benefits. |
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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. |