An Analysis of House Medicare Legislation
This analysis examines the House Medicare Modernization andPrescription Drug Act of 2003 (H.R. 2473). The bill establishes auniversal, but voluntary, drug benefit as an entitlement in theMedicare program. The bill also makes changes in traditionalMedicare and creates a new competitive system for Medicare thatwill take effect in 2010.
United States Roberte Moffit Lanheej Chen Health Benefits Program Bipartisan Commission National Bipartisan Commission
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