The Medicare Drug Bill
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- Medicare Band-Aids. Beckley, Elizabeth Thompson // Modern Physician;Jul2002, Vol. 6 Issue 7, p10
Reports that lobbyists for both physicians and hospitals are satisfied with the Medicare reimbursement solutions in a proposed legislative bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. Overview of the prescription drug benefit proposed by congressional Republicans and Democrats; Details of the...
- The Wrong Prescription for Medicare. Moffit, Robert; Hunter, Derek // Business Journal (Central New York);10/24/2003, Vol. 17 Issue 43, p27
Examines the cost of the U.S. Congress' Medicare drug proposals. Overview of Medicare-reform bills; Ramifications of the bills; Retiree drug-coverage.
- House And Senate On Course To Pass Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation. Brostoff, Steven // National Underwriter / Life & Health Financial Services;6/30/2003, Vol. 107 Issue 26, p50
Focuses on the approval of a multi-billion dollar Medicare prescription drug benefit in the U.S. Fee-for-service plan; Partnership between the government and the private sector; Financial responsibilities of aging.
- Cancer Physicians Criticize Drug Plans. Hawkins, James A. // Physician Executive;Sep/Oct2003, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p5
Reports on the Medicare prescription drug bills that have been criticized by oncologists and cancer patients in the U.S. Projected impact of the bill on the funds for cancer patients; Coverage of the bills; Implications of the approval of the bills into law for the willingness of oncologists to...
- Should the House Approve H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act? Con. // Congressional Digest;Feb2004, Vol. 83 Issue 2, p61
Presents a strong opposition by a Democrat to the Medicare Prescription Drug Act. Crafting of bill behind closed doors with the help of corporate interests which will most benefit; Prohibition of Medicaid, the nation's low-income health insurance program from helping with copayments;...
- Republican Plan on Prescription Drugs is Wrong Approach. Miller, Tom // Business Journal (Central New York);07/28/2000, Vol. 14 Issue 30, p22
Comments on the United States House Republicans' legislative proposal that would establish a voluntary Medicare prescription drug benefit. Standard drug plan under the bill; Potential effects of the bill on Medicare use and prescription drug prices; Key provisions.
- Medicare drug benefit: Still a cliffhanger. Gebhart, Fred // Drug Topics;8/18/2003, Vol. 147 Issue 16, p14
Reports on the U.S. legislatures' passage of Medicare prescription drug benefit bills. Provisions of the bill; Philosophical differences between the Congress and the Senate.
- Republicans, Democrats unveil competing Rx plans. Frederick, James // Drug Store News;5/20/2002, Vol. 24 Issue 7, p10
Focuses on the initiatives of U.S. House Republicans and Senate Democrats to deal with the issue of extending prescription drug benefits to Medicare recipients. Conflict of ideas among the legislators; Provisions of a proposed legislation on prescription drug benefit.
- Drug benefit should guard against fraud. Hallam, Kristen // Modern Healthcare;05/01/2000, Vol. 30 Issue 18, p34
Reports the anti-fraud safeguards urged by the United States (US) Justice Department to lawmakers in connection with the proposed Medicare prescription drug benefit bill. Information on the Medicare prescription drug bill; Reaction of the National Community Pharmacists Association to the bill;...
