Medicare : Payments for Covered Part B Prescription Drugs.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities.

Medical economics.

Physicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Medicare Part B reimbursement system for current prescription drug coverage, which is limited principally to drugs administered incident to a physician's treatment or in conjunction with covered durable medical equipment. Explains reasons for changes made in Medicare Part B prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA, P.L. 108-173). Describes MMA drug payment requirements, and reviews implementation of MMA provisions for Part B drug reimbursements. Discusses current policy issues regarding Medicare Part B drug coverage.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare

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