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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Drugs.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2003

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

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare Prescription Drug Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House

Publisher Number:

CRS-2003-DSP-0138

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