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Dec 8, 2003 · WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Monday signed into law landmark Medicare reform legislation that includes prescription drug benefits and has sparked a bitter fight between opponents and...
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The MMA was signed by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003, after passing in Congress by a close margin. [3] Prescription drug benefits. The MMA's most touted feature is the introduction of an entitlement benefit for prescription drugs, through tax breaks and subsidies.
Dec 8, 2003 · Today the President signed into law the historic Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, which will help to create a modern Medicare system, allow for the biggest improvements in senior health care in nearly 40 years, and provide seniors with prescription drug benefits and more choices in health care.
The President proposed broad Medicare reforms, and Congress responded by passing the historic Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, which has provided the most significant reforms to the Medicare program in nearly 40 years – providing preventive care, offering Medicare beneficiaries market-based choices, and ...
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 - Title I: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program).
It produced the largest overhaul of Medicare in the public health program's 38-year history. The MMA was signed by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003, after passing in Congress by a close margin.
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Dec 8, 2003 · Today, I have signed into law H.R. 1, the "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003." The Act helps achieve a more modern Medicare system that includes prescription drug coverage and choices for seniors.
