Medicare : Payments for Covered Prescription Drugs.

Discusses Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and related issues, and summarizes past efforts to address Medicare payment policy. Examines S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003, and H.R. 1, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2003, both t...

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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:Discusses Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and related issues, and summarizes past efforts to address Medicare payment policy. Examines S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003, and H.R. 1, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2003, both to modify how Medicare pays for prescription drugs currently covered under the program; and outlines prospects for Medicare drug coverage revision.
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