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Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
One of issues to be addressed this year by Congress is that of providing a prescription drug benefit to our nation's Medicare beneficiaries. Legislation currently being drafted [by Republican Main Street Partnership members] intends to authorize $350 billion over the next 10 years to provide purchasing assistance for prescription medications. The benefit reaches out to low and moderate income seniors by extending coverage to incomes up to 150% of the poverty level. The bill could also include provisions to correct reimbursement reductions for physicians, nurses, hospitals, technicians, home health care providers, and long-term care facilities.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5.
- Topic: Health Care
- Headline: $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors
(Score: 1)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Democrats
participating in 02-RMSP7 |
| Tim Johnson |
s1a | SD Democrat Sr Senator |
Independents
participating in 02-RMSP7 |
| George Nethercutt |
s1a | WA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
1
Republicans:
76
Independents:
1 |
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