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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
MEDICARE Rx DRUG, IMPROVEMENT,
AND MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2003
(H.R. 1, P.L. 108-573)

See also 108th Congress and 107th Congress legislative activity
and discussion preceding enactment of the Medicare Rx Drug law.


the Medicare Rx Drug Law AND YOU

"Objective information is particularly important in light of the bewildering array of decisions beneficiaries will face as a result of the new law." 
-- 
February 4, 2004, Letter to HHS from Reps. Rangel, Dingell, Waxman, Stark, and Brown (pdf)


"Implications of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Retiree Health Care Coverage"
-- Article by Kenneth E. Thorpe, Emory University 

Impact on Retiree Rx Drug Coverage
-- Fact Sheet prepared by Committee on Energy and Commerce Minority Staff 

Medigap and the Rx Drug Benefit
-- Explanation prepared by Committee on Energy and Commerce Minority Staff 

Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Prescription Drug Discount Cards:  Immediate Savings For Seniors" (May 20, 2004)
-- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell

The Rx Drug Discount Card:
What it does and doesn't do for you

"Medicare Drug Cards Provide Little or No Savings for Seniors"
--
Dear Colleague from Reps. Waxman, Dingell, and Rangel with a new analysis by the minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform of the effect of the Medicare Rx Drug Discount Cards on the price of Rx drugs (pdf)


Rx Drug Discount Card: Questions and Answers
--
Q&A Prepared by Committee on Energy and Commerce Minority Staff 

Concerns for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
-- Summary prepared by Committee on Energy and Commerce Minority Staff 

 

Where you can learn more

Prepared by the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515