Medicare: Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under Proposed Prescription Drug Benefits

Peterson, Chris L

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Aged;    Prescription pricing - Law and legislation;    Medicare;    Medicine;    Consumers;   

RP-ID  :  RL31525
RP-ID  :  RL31525_2003Jun17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines these proposals as well as the “Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003,” which was introduced by Representative Charles Rangel, the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Specifically, this report provides background on how the cost-sharing and premium provisions under each bill would affect the amount that a beneficiary pays annually for prescription drugs.