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Contemporary Long Term Care

| September 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 1999 HCPro, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Editor's Note: The following bills pertaining to issues affecting the long term care industry were making their way through Congress as of July 19, 2004. Bills listed in past issues that do not appear here have seen no new action taken.

MEDICARE/MEDICAID

Bill: H.R. 3767

Title: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2004

Summary: Amends the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program. Similar to S. 2257.

Sponsors: Reps. Marion Berry, D-Ark.; Thomas Allen, D-Maine, Rick Boucher, D-Va.; Julia Carson, D-Ind.; John Conyers Jr., D-Mich.; Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., 30 others.

Status: Referred to House Ways and Means and Subcommittee on Health for further consideration.

Bill: S. 2761

Title: Medicare …

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