Medicare Prescription Drug Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House.

Compares major provisions of S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003, and H.R. 1, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2003. Examines issues including program design; eligibility and enrollment; financial risk; pricing and cost controls; financing; low-inc...

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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], 2003.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Compares major provisions of S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003, and H.R. 1, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2003. Examines issues including program design; eligibility and enrollment; financial risk; pricing and cost controls; financing; low-income subsidies; relationship to retiree plans, State pharmaceutical assistance programs, and Medigap; and the temporary drug discount card endorsement program.
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