Medicare Drug Benefit : Retiree Provisions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Occupations.

Labor unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines incentives and other options available to employers who sponsor employment-based retiree health plans with prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible retirees, as authorized under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Discusses requirements for employer/union subsidies, subsidy payments, employer/union sponsored plans and other options available, impact of MMA provisions on beneficiaries and employers, and related issues.

Notes:

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

CRS Report.

Other Format:

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

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