Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit : A Primer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides information on new voluntary prescription drug benefit under a new Medicare Part D, established by P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Covers enrollment, benefits, special provisions for low-income populations, Part D plans, drug payments, plan characteristics and beneficiary protections, payments to plans, beneficiary premiums, program financing, employer subsidies, main issues, and key facts. Includes tables.

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 Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.