Legislators in both houses of Congress have approved a prescription drug benefit that would be the biggest expansion of Medicare in the program's history, but they still have a long way to go before the new benefit becomes law. The U.S. House and Senate passed different Medicare bills after heated debate in late June. Congressional negotiators now must sit down to reconcile the differences … [Read more...] about Is Medicare Drug Benefit Legislation Heading in the Right Direction? Yes
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Is Medicare Drug Benefit Legislation Heading in the Right Direction? Yes
Legislators in both houses of Congress have approved a prescription drug benefit that would be the biggest expansion of Medicare in the program's history, but they still have a long way to go before the new benefit becomes law. The U.S. House and Senate passed different Medicare bills after heated debate in late June. Congressional negotiators now must sit down to reconcile the differences … [Read more...] about Is Medicare Drug Benefit Legislation Heading in the Right Direction? Yes
A Better Fix for Medicare
Medicare Matters
The Vote: The House Medicare vote last night was a nail-biter, with the bill passing around 2 a.m. by only one vote (216-215) after leaders spent the day strong-arming 18 stalwart conservatives. The tension in the House was over whether measures would survive that would put Medicare on a genuine track to reform. The reforms stayed in the bill, and the real work now begins in conference to … [Read more...] about Medicare Matters
A Better Fix for Medicare
Medicare Matters
The Vote: The House Medicare vote last night was a nail-biter, with the bill passing around 2 a.m. by only one vote (216-215) after leaders spent the day strong-arming 18 stalwart conservatives. The tension in the House was over whether measures would survive that would put Medicare on a genuine track to reform. The reforms stayed in the bill, and the real work now begins in conference to … [Read more...] about Medicare Matters